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Facebook gets serious about fighting fake news

By BARBARA ORTUTAY The Associated Press

NEW YORK – Facebook is taking new measures to curb the spread of fake news on its huge and influential social network.

It will focus on the “worst of the worst” offenders and partner with outside fact-checkers and news organizations to sort honest news reports from made-up stories that play to people’s passions and preconceived notions.

The social network will make it easier for users to report fake news when they see it, which they’ll be able to do in two steps, not three. If enough people report a story as fake, Facebook will pass it to third-party fact-checking organizations that are part of the nonprofit Poynter Institute’s International Fact-Checking Network.

Five fact-checking and news organizations are working with Facebook on this: ABC News, The Associated Press, FactCheck.org, Politifact and Snopes. Facebook said this group is likely to expand.

Stories that flunk the fact check won’t be removed from Facebook. But they’ll be publicly flagged as “disputed,” which will force them to appear lower down in people’s news feed. Users can click on a link to learn why that is. And if people decide they want to share the story with friends anyway, they can – but they’ll get another warning.

platform seriously, and that it is not the company’s place to decide what is true or false.

Fake news stories touch on a broad range of subjects, from unproven cancer cures to celebrity hoaxes and backyard Bigfoot sightings. But fake political stories have drawn outsized attention because of the possibility that they influenced public perceptions and could have swayed the U.S. presidential election.

There have been dangerous real-world consequences. A fake story about a child sex ring at a Washington, D.C., pizza joint prompted a man to fire an assault rifle inside the restaurant.

By partnering with respected outside organizations and flagging, rather than removing, fake stories, Facebook is sidestepping some of the biggest concerns experts had raised about it exercising its considerable power in this area. For instance, some worried that Facebook might act as a censor – and not a skillful one, either, being an engineer-led company with little experience making complex media ethics decisions.

Facebook and fake news

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has said that fake news constitutes less than 1 percent of what’s on Facebook, but critics say that’s wildly misleading.

For a site with nearly 2 billion users tapping out posts by the millisecond, even 1 percent is a Why fake news matters huge number, especially since “We do believe that we have the total includes everything an obligation to combat the that’s posted on Facebook – phospread of fake news,” said John tos, videos and daily updates in Hegeman, vice president of addition to news articles. product management on news In a study released Thursfeed, in an interview. But he add- day, the Pew Research Center ed that Facebook also takes its found that nearly a quarter role to provide people an open of Americans say they have

shared a made-up news story, either knowingly or unknowingly. Forty-five percent said that the government, politicians and elected officials bear responsibility for preventing made-up stories from gaining attention.

Forty-two percent put this responsibility on social networking sites and search engines, and a similar percentage on the public itself.

Fake news stories can be quicker to go viral than news stories from traditional sources.

That’s because they were created for sharing – they are clickable, often inflammatory and pander to emotional responses.

Mike Caufield, director of blended and networked learning at Washington State University Vancouver, tracked whether real or fake news is more likely to be shared on Facebook.

He compared a made-up story from a fake outlet with articles in local newspapers.

The fake story, headlined “FBI Agent Suspected In Hillary Leaks Found Dead In Apparent Murder-Suicide” from the nonexistent Denver Guardian, was shared 1,000 times more than material from the real newspapers.

“To put this in perspective, if you combined the top stories from the Boston Globe, Washington Post, Chicago Tribune, and LA Times, they still had only 5% the viewership of an article from a fake news,” he wrote in a blog post.

Facebook is emphasizing that it’s only going after the most egregious fake news creators and sites, “the clear hoaxes spread by spammers for their own gain,” wrote Adam Mosseri, vice president of product for Facebook’s news feed, in a blog post Thursday.

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ON THE COVER Volunteer Rachel Lohmeyer of Woodstock sets up her station Thursday with boxes of pancake mix while participating in the Christmas Clearing House in Woodstock. Packages with gifts and a box of food will go out to 1,000 families Saturday.

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Volunteer Michael Rein of Woodstock sets up his station with cans of chicken noodle soup while participating Thursday in Woodstock’s Christmas Clearing House. Packages with gifts and a box of food will go out to 1,000 families Saturday.

Rotary Club’s Christmas Clearing House to help 1,000 Woodstock-area families

By HANNAH PROKOP

hprokop@shawmedia.com WOODSTOCK – Volunteers moved quickly through an assembly line Thursday night in Woodstock, packing boxes of food for families in need.

The 45th annual Christmas Clearing House, organized by the Rotary Club of Woodstock, is providing 1,000 families with a holiday meal and bag of gifts this year, Rotary Club President John Buckley said.

The fundraiser benefits Woodstock

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After filling one box of food Thursday night, many went to the back of the line to pack again.

Check out more photos from the 45th “It’s been around for 45 years, so annual Christmas Clearing House in Wood- you’ve got families that are probably stock at www.NWHerald.com. third generation that are involved now in the Christmas Clearing House,” Community Unit School District 200 Buckley said. “It shows the community families, and this year there are less cares for the community.”

About $60,000 in donations are than in 2015, Buckley said.

Hundreds of volunteers work raised through Tag Days bell ringing Wednesday and Thursday nights to and through appeal letters to support pack bags and boxes, and on Saturday the event, said Kim Larson, co-chairwoman of the Christmas Clearing to deliver all of the goods.

House committee.

“I just think it’s amazing how the community comes out and really helps us pull this off,” Larsen said. “We really could not do it without all the volunteers that come out.”

Lori Thomas, a Girl Scout troop leader in Woodstock, came out with one of her Girl Scouts, Adeline Arana.

“We’re helping people right here,” Thomas said. “So I think that’s one of the reasons why people come out.”

See CLEARING HOUSE, page A11

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Ex-police official accused of sexual assault Former Lake in the Hills deputy police chief facing charges in Crystal Lake NORTHWEST HERALD CRYSTAL LAKE – A former Lake

in the Hills Police Department deputy chief has been charged with multiple counts of criminal sexual assault and aggravated criminal sexual abuse, police said.

On Nov. 29, Crystal Lake police met with concerned parents who reported their juvenile daughter was sexually assaulted while at the residence of Alan R. Bokowski, according to a news release from Crystal Lake police.

Bokowski, 60, of the 1300 block of Dola Rosa Vista, Crystal Lake, had

been employed with the Lake in the Hills department for 26 years before retiring in 2006, Lake in the Hills Police Public Information Officer Amanda Schmitt said.

Alan R. After a complex and Bokowski thorough criminal investigation, police Wednesday issued an arrest warrant for Bokowski on three counts of criminal sexual assault and five counts of aggravated

criminal sexual abuse, police said.

Bokowski was arrested Thursday morning, police said, and taken to McHenry County Jail to await a bond hearing.

His most serious charge, a Class 1 felony, could result in up to 15 years in prison.

Schmitt said Lake in the Hills police are starting a review of Bokowski’s time with the department to see if any criminal activity took place during his employment.

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NTSB investigators: Robert Sherman’s plane lost control minutes after takeoff

Craig A. Butler 45, Crystal Lake Richard James Drabek 71 Robert P. Ellison 55, Spring Grove James E. Emery 79, McHenry Wilbur Henry Kamholz 94, Marengo Arlene L. Saisi 71, Lake in the Hills Richard P. Schmitt 89, McHenry

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jreiland@shawmedia.com MARENGO – The plane operated by prominent activist and atheist Robert I. Sherman crashed after a “loss of control” minutes after takeoff, National Transportation Safety Board investigators said.

Sherman’s home-built plane crashed about 6:19 p.m. Dec. 9, just seven minutes after taking off, according to a preliminary report published Thurs- Robert I. day. The plane was discov- Sherman ered Saturday morning in a field off Meyer Road just north of Pleasant Grove Road in Marengo. There were

no witnesses to the crash, the report said.

The 63-year-old, identified after a forensic dental examination, died from multiple injuries from the airplane crash, the McHenry County Coroner’s Office said earlier this week.

The certified sport pilot departed Poplar Grove on Friday evening, intending to travel to the Schaumburg Regional Airport to attend an Experimental Aircraft Association holiday party.

There was no communication between air traffic control and Sherman, the report said. The time of departure and time of the crash were based on preliminary air traffic control radar data.

The left main landing gear was located about 190 feet southeast of the main wreckage, part of the right wing was lo-

cated about 100 feet southeast, and a small satchel bag was located about 500 feet south, the report said.

Sherman was a Green Party candidate for Illinois’ 5th Congressional District in the fall and announced plans to run for the 12th Congressional District in 2018.

He was passionate about taking on separation of church and state issues, as well as other battles in the Chicago area.

He also operated a builder assist center, called Rob Sherman Airplanes, at Poplar Grove Airport, according to the business’s website.

Sherman is survived by his wife, Celeste Sherman, and two children. A memorial will be held from 3 to 9 p.m. Dec. 22 at the Schaumburg Regional Airport, 905 W. Irving Park Road, Schaumburg.

Trails allow for candlelight hikes, skiing this winter

By NATE LINHART

end’s event, additional candlelight hikes Area in Woodstock and Hickory Grove and cross-country skiing will take place Highlands in Cary have solar-lit trails for Jan. 20 and 21 at Coral Woods, 7400 Som- night skiing and hiking every night until CRYSTAL LAKE – Cross-country ski- erset Drive, Marengo, and Feb. 10 and 11 9 p.m. ers can glide through snowy trails under at Rush Creek Conservation Area, 20501 For information, call the McHenry the candlelight this weekend.

County Conservation District at 815-479McGuire Road, Harvard.

The McHenry County Conservation The Pleasant Valley Conservation 5779 or visit MCCDistrict.org.

District is hosting a Candlelight Night Ski event from 5 to 9 p.m. Friday and Saturday. The free event will be at the Prairieview Education Center, 2112 Behan Dignified care Road, Crystal Lake.

“To confront violence against women children in McHenry Attendees are asked to bring their own and& compassion forCounty” skis to test their skills along the 1-mile the whole family. looped trail. There is no age requirement, as skiers of all levels are invited to attend.

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SEVEN-DAY FORECAST FOR MCHENRY COUNTY SEVEN-DAY FORECAST FOR McHENRY COUNTY

A winter storm will approach the area bringing periods of snow by the afternoon hours and will continue through the late evening.

Snow totaling 2-4 inches is possible along with increasing winds. It will be windy on Saturday along with periods of mixed precipitation early. Some light snow is possible late Saturday with another arctic blast Sunday and Monday.

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All District 155 students to get Chromebooks next school year

By KEVIN P. CRAVER

kcraver@shawmedia.com Community High School District 155 will spend more than $1.5 million to give all students a Google Chromebook starting next school year.

The Crystal Lake-based district, which consists of four high schools, is the latest in a growing number of local school districts to embark upon what commonly is called a “one-to-one” technology program that issues each student a cloud-based computer or tablet.

Students not only will use the Chromebooks every period of the school day, but also at home.

School board president Ted Wagner called the decision the continuation of “a tradition of being in the forefront of

providing a high-quality educational environment for all students.” Districts are participating in such programs to improve interactive and engaging lessons, expand learning resources and extend learning beyond the classroom, according to the district.

The cost for the Chromebooks, which already is included in the district’s budget, is $1.35 million, plus another $181,000 for tools and equipment to manage and support the devices. In the past several years, District 155 has improved its wireless capacity and said it can more than support the devices on top of the 5,200 mobile devices it already supports.

Superintendent Johnnie Thomas called the move “a game changer for the district.”

“I believe that leveling the playing field for all students and creating an environment that allows for learning to take place anywhere, anytime, anyplace is currently the direction of 21st century education,” Thomas said in a statement.

Other school districts that have implemented one-to-one programs for some or all of its grades, or have started pilot programs, include Carpentersville-based District 300, Huntley District 158, Woodstock District 200, Crystal Lake District 47, Marengo High School District 154, Cary-based District 26, Prairie Grove District 46 and Fox River Grove District 3.

District 155 consists of Crystal Lake Central, Crystal Lake South, Prairie Ridge and Cary-Grove high schools.

YOUR GUIDE TO HOLIDAY ACTIVITIES IN McHENRY COUNTY AND BEYOND Following are holiday related events and activities in McHenry County and beyond. To have your event listed, visit PlanitNorthwest. com.

28, Prairie Lodge, 12880 Del Webb Blvd., Huntley. Annual model train display presented by the Kishwaukee Valley & Eakin Creek Sun City Model Railroad Club. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Free. Information: ONGOING 847-669-2392 or www.sccah.com.

OLD COURTHOUSE ARTS CENTER HOLIDAY ANNUAL CHRISTMAS TREE & WREATH SALE, through Dec. 30, Old Courthouse Arts SALE, Algonquin State Bank, 2400 N. HuntingCenter, 101 N. Johnson St., Woodstock. Featur- ton Drive, Algonquin. The Algonquin Lions Club ing 3-D objects, fiber arts of all kinds, jewelry will sell Fraser fir trees and wreaths from 5:30 and all kinds of clever, offbeat objects with to 8:30 p.m. Monday through Friday and 9 a.m. which to stuff stockings for the holiday seato 6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Information: son. Hours: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through 847-877-1221 or www.lionsclubofalgonquin.

Thursday and Sunday; 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Friday org. and Saturday. Free admission. Information: SANTA HOUSE VISITS, through Dec. 23, www.oldcourthouseartscenter.org or newslet- Brink Street Market, 30-40 Brink St., Crystal ter@oldcourthouseartscenter.org.

Lake. Children and their families invited to visit MUSEUM HOLIDAY DISPLAY, through with Santa. Bring a camera. Schedule: 6 to 8 December, McHenry County Historical Society p.m. Thursdays and Fridays, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Museum, 6422 Main St., Union. Along with the Saturdays, noon to 3 p.m. Sundays. Hosted monthlong Christmas-themed quilt contest

by Downtown Crystal Lake. Free. Information: and show, visitors can see a display of old 815-479-0835 or www.downtowncl.org. sleds from Christmas memorabilia collector HAPPY HOLIDAY RAILWAY, through Dec. Dave Harms. The museum stage and exhibit 18, Illinois Railway Museum, 7000 Olson Road, halls are decked out with Santas, bells, holiday Union. The railway hosts 40-minute train rides china and more. Hours: 1 to 4 p.m. Tuesday with Santa through the winter countryside. through Friday. Admission: $5 adults, $3 Includes treats and gifts for children, holiday seniors and students, $12 family, free for lights display, hot chocolate and more. Schedmembers. Information: 815-923-2267 or www. ule: Dec. 17 and 18. Saturday trips are hourly gothistory.org. from 2 to 7 p.m.; Sunday trips are hourly from 1 CLAYWORKERS GUILD OF ILLINOIS to 6 p.m. Rides at other times may be opened HOLIDAY POTTERY SALE, through Jan. 7, Old up at a later date based on demand. Plan to arCourthouse Arts Center, 101 N. Johnson St., rive 30 minutes before scheduled trip. Tickets: Woodstock. Featuring the work of 15 members $18 a person. Tickets and information: www. of the guild. Extended hours: 11 a.m. to 5 irm.org or 815-923-4000. p.m. Monday through Thursday, 10 a.m. to 7 “ROCK AROUND THE QUILTED TREE,” p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. through Dec. 29, McHenry County Historical Sundays. Ladies’ Night 5 to 10 p.m. Dec. 1. Free. Society Museum, 6422 Main St., Union. A holInformation: www.clayworkersguild.com. iday open house, contest and show. Quilters HOLIDAY TRAIN DISPLAY, through Dec. invited to show their holiday-themed bed, wall

and heirloom quilts at this inaugural event.

Awards given in six categories. The quilts will be on display from 1 to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Friday (closed Dec. 23 and 26). Museum admission is $5, $3 for seniors. Members are free. For information or an entry form, visit www.gothistory.org.

WOODSTOCK OPERA HOUSE ANNUAL CHRISTMAS TREE EXHIBIT, through Dec. 31, Woodstock Opera House, 121 Van Buren St., Woodstock. The community is invited to come enjoy the beauty of the holiday season with more than 30 Christmas trees decorated by local community groups and volunteer organizations. On display during business hours and scheduled events. Free. Information: 815-3385300 or www.woodstockoperahouse.com.

DEC. 16 VIOLIN STUDENTS CHRISTMAS CONCERT, 4 to 5 p.m. Dec. 16, Harvard Diggins Library, 900 E. McKinley St., Harvard. Hear the sounds of the season featuring the talented young violin students of the Katie Chivari Suziki Violin Studio in Harvard. Free. Information: 815-9434671 or www.harvard-diggins.org.

CLASSIC CHRISTMAS BEDTIME STORIES, 6 to 7 p.m. and 7:15 to 8:15 p.m. Dec. 16, Rotary Building at Veteran Acres Park, 431 N. Walkup Road, Crystal Lake. The Crystal Lake Park District invites children ages 2 through 7, dressed in pajamas, to hear Christmas stories read by Mrs. Claus. Events held from 6 to 7 p.m. & 7:15 to 8:15 p.m. Cost: $15 resident, $20 nonresidents. Siblings must be registered too.

Registration and information: 815-459-0680, ext. 1213, or www.crystallakeparks.org.

CHRISTMAS CONCERT, 7 p.m. Dec. 16, St. See HOLIDAY GUIDE, page A7

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Bitter cold expected through weekend

By HANNAH PROKOP

hprokop@shawmedia.com While bitter cold temperatures and wind chills are expected throughout the weekend in McHenry County, temperatures should rise starting Monday, according to the National Weather Service.

Charles Mopt, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service, said temperatures could reach as low as 12 degrees below zero with the wind chill Thursday night.

Flurries also are expected starting Friday morning, with accumulation of 1 to 2 inches during the day and another 1 to 3 inches of accumulation possible by Friday night, Mopt said.

On Saturday there’s a chance of more snow and sleet in the morning

Icicles form on an awning Thursday in a Woodstock office park. and continuing into the afternoon, with another few inches of snow accumulation possible, he said. The National Weather Service also warns of possible ice accumulation Friday and Saturday.

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degrees below zero, Mopt said. Sunday night lows are expected to be about 13 to 17 degrees below zero.

People should dress in layers and keep shovels, batteries and blankets in vehicles to prepare for the cold, Mopt said.

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Warmer temperatures are expected Monday with a high of 11 degrees, continuing Tuesday with a high of 24 degrees and Wednesday with a high of 31 degrees, Mopt said.

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hprokop@shawmedia.com MARENGO – A man and a woman were killed Thursday night after a Marengo-area crash, a fire official said.

Police and fire officials were called about 3:10 p.m. to Route 176 and Millstream Road for the crash involving two vehicles and a semitrailer, Marengo Fire Protection District Lt. Noel Gaines said.

The driver of the semitrailer was uninjured, Gaines said. The drivers

of each vehicle – a man and a woman – both were pronounced dead at the scene, Gaines said.

The roads were closed for about six hours while police investigated the scene.

Police and fire officials could not immediately provide information on what caused the crash or the people involved.

McHenry County Coroner Anne Majewski said in a news release her office is investigating the deaths, and autopsies will be performed on Friday.

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The Wauconda Fire District responded about 3:31 a.m. to the 100 block of Fairfield Drive in Island Lake for the report of a structure fire, according to a news release.

Occupants of the home were inside at the time of the fire but were able to escape without injuries, firefighters said.

A second alarm was sounded for additional personnel and equipment to rotate crews because of cold temperatures. Wauconda Community Unit School District 118 provided two buses for personnel to keep warm, according

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The fire was brought under control after about 40 minutes. Fire personnel and investigators remained on the scene for further investigation, overhaul and extinguishing of any remaining hot spots. ComEd, NICOR and Island Lake Public Works also were called to the scene.

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“It’s really fun to see everyone working together. It’s really got a really nice spirit to it. I just think it’s a really touching kind of event.”

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it out – it’s better to give than it is to receive, and they showed up.”

Seventeen-year-old Marlee Anderson of Cary came with the Interact Club of the Woodstock Rotary to volunteer.

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Michael Pittman of the Wonder Lake area came with his two children and a friend to pack boxes. The family also delivers gifts on Saturday, Pittman said.

“It feels good to give back and see the joy that people get from receiving the food and the toys,” Pittman said, adding that sometimes recipients cry because they’re so happy to receive the gifts.

For 38 years, Larry Hansen has volunteered with the Rotary Club of Woodstock. The lifelong Woodstock resident helped direct volunteers on where to place their boxes of food when they were complete.

The event was much smaller when Hansen started, he said, when it took only about $3,000 to fund. Now people from all across McHenry County donate their money and time, he said.

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Former NIU officer acquitted in rape case

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browland@shawmedia.com SYCAMORE – Andrew Rifkin broke down in tears Thursday after a DeKalb County jury acquitted him of rape.

A case that took more than five years to bring to trial ended after only three hours of deliberation by a jury of four women and eight men.

“I’m starting over my life,” Rifkin, 28, of Northbrook said outside the courtroom. “I’ve lost my life for the last five years.”

Rifkin said he’s started his own business and has had a girlfriend for the past three years. He said he hoped to start fresh five years after he was fired from his job as a Northern Illinois University police officer and charged with raping a student in October 2011.

Rifkin thanked his family for their support. The past five years have been “torture” for his family, he said. He also praised his attorney, Bruce Brandwein. He declined to comment about the NIU police department, which was criticized by both the defense and the prosecution during the three-day trial.

He said the hardest part of driving to Sycamore for monthly court appearances every month for about five years was that he was innocent.

“I knew in my heart that I’d committed no crime,” he said.

In his closing argument, Brandwein said Rifkin rightfully was fired from NIU for having a relationship with a student, but wasn’t guilty of a crime.

“My client hurt the feelings of this young lady,” he said. “This young lady was hurt. She made it clear to her two roommates that she was dating a police officer. She was happy. He didn’t feel the same way she felt. Realizing he was going to lose his job if he got caught, he cut it off.”

He said the woman only decided to report the incident two weeks after the crime because she was jealous after seeing Rifkin with other students and angry because he wouldn’t return her text messages.

Brandwein said the woman’s behavior after the incident was evidence that the sex was consensual.

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She pointed to Rifkin’s statements to police. On the stand, he admitted the first statement he made was a lie. He said he lied in hopes of getting his job back. He said he never read a second statement that he signed, a claim that Klein called “fantastical” coming from a police academy graduate. She also noted that video of the police interview showed Rifkin reading the statement and moving his pen down line-by-line before he signed it.

It wasn’t enough for the jury. Jurors asked to review several pieces of evidence before reaching a verdict. (In the bitter cold Thursday morning, one woman on the jury called to say her car wouldn’t start. She was replaced by the first alternate juror.)

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Klein declined to comment immediately after the verdict; she went to talk with the woman.

Jurors leaving the courthouse shortly after the verdict declined to comment on how they reached the decision.

Clay Campbell, the former DeKalb County state’s attorney who dismissed the case after the police misconduct came to light in 2012, said the outcome “was the right result.”

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“The evidence shows it was a consensual act,” he said.

He dismissed the NIU police department’s investigation into the case as an outright fraud.

“Who’s conning who here? I’m getting angry. This is serious business.

This never happened the way [the woman] said it did,” Brandwein said.

“The police department, they are horrible for what they did here. Just horrible. They hid evidence, they lied. They plain and simple lied.”

Chief Judge Robbin Stuckert ruled in 2013 that NIU police, led by thenchief Don Grady, had intentionally concealed two witness statements that would have helped Rifkin’s defense.

The jury was told of the police misconduct during the trial before testimony from an NIU police officer.

In her closing argument, First Assistant State’s Attorney Stephanie Klein acknowledged the flawed police investigation. She said victims deserved better.

“I am not asking you to believe a single thing that any current or former NIU police officers testified to from that witness stand that isn’t corroborated by something you saw with your own eyes or heard with your own ears,” she said. “Ordinarily, at this point in the case, when I get to stand up and give my closing arguments, I get to talk to the jury about how, no matter what the verdict ends up being, we as citizens of DeKalb County, can be proud of the good work the police officers did in the investigation. I cannot say that in this case.”

In light of the tainted investigation, Klein said the “easy thing to do” would have been to walk away from the case.

“Any person who claims to be the victim of a sexual assault deserves better,” she said. “They deserve, [the woman] deserves, a proper case investigation. ... Because as difficult and uncomfortable as it is to prosecute a case with a flawed investigation, it’s not nearly as difficult as surviving a rape.”

Klein also told the jury that people

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OBITUARIES

CRAIG A. BUTLER

Born: September 9, 1971 Died: December 13, 2016 Craig A. Butler, 45, of Crystal Lake, formerly of Quincy, IL, passed away after a brief battle with cancer on December 13, 2016.

He was born September 9, 1971 in Warner Robins, GA to Richard and Margaret (nee Bennett) Butler.

Craig was a die-hard sports enthusiast.

He loved his Steelers, Cardinals and never missed an Indy 500. He loved wrestling, especially coaching his kids through the Crystal Lake Wizards. He enjoyed being outdoors and camping with family and friends. He was known for his sense of humor and left an impression on everyone he met. His wit and smile will be missed by all.

Craig will be deeply missed by his loving wife of 14 years, Susan (nee Philo);children, Bennett, 12; Edith, 10; Richard, 7; his brother Ian (Kelley) Butler;sister, Brigitte Butler; mother, Margaret; mother and father-in-law, Beth andJim Philo; brothers and sisters-inlaw, Patti (Dan) Richardson, Kristi (Mike) Irvin, John (Erica) Philo, Katie (Aaron) Morrow, Mark (Annieka) Philo; and bymany loving nieces, nephews, extended family and friends.

Visitation will be Sunday, December 18, 2016, from 6:00 PM until 9:00 PM and resume on Monday, December 19, from 12:00 PM with a funeral service at 1:00 PM at Davenport Family Funeral Home and Crematory, 419 E. Terra Cotta Ave. (Rte. 176), Crystal Lake. Interment will take place at a later date.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Butler family for the future education of Craig’s children. Donations may be sent to Susan Butler c/o Davenport Family Funeral Home, 419 E. Terra Cotta Ave., Crystal Lake, IL60014.

For information, please contact Davenport Family Funeral Home, 815-459-3411.

For online condolences please visit, www. davenportfamily.com.

RICHARD JAMES DRABEK

Born: March 15, 1945; in Chicago, IL Died: December 9, 2016; in McHenry, IL Richard James Drabek, of Wonder Lake was born March 15, 1945, to James and Frances Drabek in Chicago, IL; he died December 9,

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2016, in McHenry, IL. Richard was also known as Big Rich, Uncle Rich, and Mr. Rich to his family and friends.

Richard was a retired union journeyman mason. He was also very knowledgeable in other construction fields. He enjoyed passing this knowledge onto his family and friends.

Richards’s favorite saying was “UP and OUT” and he truly lived by those words. He was a former member of Century Divers. He became a Master Diver, and logged over 2000 dives in places such as Lake Michigan, Lake Superior, Florida Keys, Cozumel, Caicos, and Belize. He was also a former PADI instructor and a volunteer of ESDA’s dive team. He was a member of the Harvard Sportsmen’s Club and the Loyal Order of Moose. He was an experienced fisherman and was known for saying “FISH ON”. He was an NRA member and enjoyed target shooting. He also was proficient in Jiu-jitsu. He took pride in teaching his grandson what he knew and taking him to NAGA tournaments. He also took pleasure in filming and being at his grandchildren’s sporting events.

Richard is survived by his son, Richard Drabek (Chasity); daughter, Lori Drabek (Randy); grandson, Noah Drabek (Nichole); granddaughter, Brooke Drabek; great-granddaughter Aleeyah Drabek; sister, Delores Ebertsch;

How to submit Send obituary information to obits@ nwherald.com or call 815-526-4438.

Notices are accepted until 3 p.m. for the next day’s edition. Obituaries also appear online at NWHerald.com/obits, where you may sign the guest book, send flowers or make a memorial donation. brother, David Drabek (Susan); partner and dearly loved, Carol Knox; ex-wife and special friend, Donna Locher; and many nieces and nephews, great nieces and nephews, and great-great niece and nephew.

Richard was preceded in death by his father, James Drabek; mother, Frances Drabek.

As a young child Richard would visit his grandparents in Williams Bay, Wisconsin and he became fascinated by the lake. Lake Geneva became one of the loves of his life.

Memorial services will be held on a tour boat on Lake Geneva in late spring of 2017.

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Arrangements were made by Colonial Funeral Home & Crematory.

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• Continued from page A14 Born: April 12, 1961 in Chicago, IL Died: December 12, 2016; in Summit, IL

JAMES E. EMERY

Born: January 30, 1937; in Bloomington, IL Died: December 12, 2016; in McHenry, IL James E. Emery, age 79, of McHenry, passed away Tuesday, December 12, 2016, at Centegra Hospital-McHenry.

He was born January 30, 1937, to the late Charles and Rose (neé Kerner) Emery. On December 6, 1959, he married the love of his

WILBUR HENRY KAMHOLZ

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ARLENE L. SAISI

Born: January 15, 1945 Died: December 4, 2016 Arlene L. Saisi, 71, of Lake In The Hills, passed away suddenly Monday, December 4, 2016 in her home.

She was born on January 15, 1945 in Thorp,WI the daughter of the late Henry and Ella (nee Piwoni) Soper.

She is survived by three children, Samantha Saisi (Michael) Robinson, Sheila Saisi (Scott) Renner and Kimberly Saisi; Three Grandchildren, Christoper Muscarello, Daniel and Juliana Renner; Her sister, Josephine Klein; Her brother, Hank Soper.

She was also predeceased by two brothers, Phil and Jerome Soper.

Memorial visitation will be held on Monday December 19, 2016 at the Willow Funeral Home, 1415 W. Algonquin Road, Algonquin, IL from 4:00 pm to 8:00 pm. Prayer Service at 6:00pm, Deacon Steven Fox will officiate.

Interment Private. 847-458-1700.

RICHARD P. SCHMITT

Born: July 3, 1922 Died: December 14, 2016

Born: June 29, 1927; in McHenry, IL Died: December 14, 2016; in McHenry, IL

Wilbur “Will” Henry Kamholz, age 94 of Marengo passed away Wednesday, December 14, 2016 at Maple Crest Care Center Belvidere.

He was born on July 3, 1922 to Walter and Nellie (nee Bielema) Kamholz.

Will proudly served in the US Navy in WWII and was a member of the American Legion post 192 for 71 years. He was a retired carpenter from Deneen Construction of Marengo for 40 years, a lifelong member of Zion Lutheran Church .

Will also took great pride in raising and showing his Arabian horses, A diehard Cubs fan and, much to the chagrin of the family, an avid Green Bay Packer fan.

Survivors include: his brother, Clifford (Shirley) Kamholz; Nephews, Greg Kamholz, Gary (Jackie) Kamholz; a niece, Connie (Bill) Davidson; Five great nephews, and one great niece; As well as his amazing friend, Lane Samuelson.

He was preceded in death by his parents and a sister Beverly Kamholz.

Funeral services will be Sat. Dec. 17, 2016 at 11:00am in the chapel at Zion Lutheran Church 412 Jackson St. Marengo, IL 60152 Visitation will be from 9:30 am until the time of service in the chapel. Interment will be in Marengo City Cemetery.

Memorials may be made in his name to Zion Lutheran Church.

Arrangements by Fredrick Funeral Home

Richard P. Schmitt, age 89, passed away Wednesday, December 14, 2016 in McHenry.

He was born in McHenry on June 29, 1927, the son of Joseph M. and Elsie (Smith) Schmitt. On June 23, 1948 he married Helen Brown at St. Mary’s in McHenry.

Richard was a member of the Catholic Order of Foresters #594, Legion of Honor and was a former member of the American Legion Post #491. He enjoyed golfing, fishing and making wine for the Church of Holy Apostles.

Richard is survived by his wife, Helen, children; Diane (Mark) Raz of McHenry, David (Linda) Schmitt of McHenry, Sharon (Joe) Denzien of Sun City, AZ. five grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren and sisters; Joanne and Kelly.

He was preceded in death by his parents, son Michael, sisters Dolores Brennan, Marilyn Appelt and step-mother Lila Schmitt.

Visitation will be Friday, December 16, 2016 from 3:00 to 7:00p.m. at Colonial Funeral Home, 591 Ridgeview Drive, McHenry. Visitation will resume Saturday, December 17, 2016 from 9:30a.m. to 10:30a.m. at Church of Holy Apostles, 5211 Bull Valley Road, McHenry.

Mass will begin at 10:30a.m. Interment will be at St. Mary’s Catholic Cemetery.

If desired, memorials can be made in Richard’s name to Church of Holy Apostles, or St. Vincent DePaul.

For more information contact funeral home at 815-385-0063 or log onto www.colonialmchenry.com.

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Craig Sager accepts the Jimmy V award for perseverance July 13 at the ESPY Awards in Los Angeles. Sager, the longtime NBA sideline reporter, has died after a battle with cancer, Turner Sports announced Thursday. He was 65.

Batavia native Craig Sager dies at age 65 SHAW MEDIA Known for his NBA sideline reporting and eye-catching suits, Batavia native Craig Sager, 65, has died after a battle with cancer, according to the Associated Press.

Sager had a third bone marrow transplant at the end of August in Houston to fight an aggressive form of leukemia, the AP said.

Before he donned such colorful clothing as a sideline reporter, Sager reflected on his journey from a small-town basketball star into one of America’s most colorful sports media personalities in a 2014 Shaw Media interview.

When asked what life was like as a kid in Batavia, he said: “It’s totally different now than it was when we grew up. It was such a small area and you were so far out. Now, it’s one big suburb all the way through. But we were kind of isolated in the middle of a cornfield out there. Our big thing was basketball. [Basketball Hall of Famer] Dan Issel was a senior, [Cincinnati Bengals quarterback] Kenny Anderson was a junior, I was a freshman.

“Back then, you didn’t have classifications. So for us to go downstate, we’d have to beat Proviso East and all of these bigger schools. If we had classifications back then, I seriously think we would have won several state championships.”

When asked about considering a career in broadcasting, he said: “I always wanted to do that. I always said I wanted to go to Northwestern. …

“I ended up walking on at Northwestern. I was involved in all of the sports. I just felt that was the one area that I wanted to do – I wanted to be an announcer. So I had that plan basically since when I was in junior high.”

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Robert P. Ellison, age 55, of Spring Grove, passed away suddenly, December 12, 2016 in Summit.

Robert was born April 12, 1961 in Chicago to William and Dolores (Partington) Ellison. On December 30, 1982 he married his childhood sweetheart Bobbie Forsythe. Born and raised in Chicago, Robert attended St. Patrick’s High School until the tender age of 18, when he then decided to enlist in the U.S. Navy. He was stationed in California and proudly served our great nation for five years. Upon his discharge, he and Bobbie moved the family back to Illinois.

Robert was a carpenter by trade and he loved to build anything with wood. His passions for camping, target practice, playing the lottery, and his newly discovered interest in golf were all reflections of his spirit. Robert did not enjoy modern technology and was never a fan but he loved his solitaire app.

Robert is survived by his wife of 33 years, Bobbie; two children, Amanda and John Ellison; a sister, Kathy (Gary) Golub; a brother-in-law, John Prince; and a gaggle of nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his parents; a brother, Terry Ellison; and two sisters, Maureen Prince and Barbara Hamros.

Visitation will be from 1:00 p.m. until 4:30 p.m. on Saturday, December 17, 2016 at Thompson Spring Grove Funeral Home, 8103 Wilmot Road, Spring Grove, IL 60081. The funeral service will be at 4:30 p.m. on Saturday, December 17, at the funeral home. The Rev. Lisle Kauffman will officiate. Inurnment will be in Millburn Cemetery, Wadsworth.

The family would appreciate memorials be designated to the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, 1 N. LaSalle St. #1200, Chicago, IL 60602. To send flowers or an online condolence to the family of Robert Ellison, please visit our Tribute Store at www.thompsonspringgrove.com.

For information, please call the funeral home at 815-675-0550.

Hampshire, IL John L Freund, Director. 847683-2711.

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life, Barbara Jean Thomas.

James was a longtime member of Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church in McHenry. He was an avid Chicago Cubs fan and enjoyed fishing. James was an active member of the community as a Lions club member and through volunteering to cook meals at Zion Lutheran Church. J ames is survived by his loving wife of 57 years, Barbara; children, Roger (Melody) Emery of Pingree Grove, IL and Rodney Emery of Wonder Lake, IL; grandchildren, Marc (Helen) Emery, Christina (Tyler) Stewart, Austin Emery, and Dana Emery; great-grandchildren, Madelyn Emery, Hannah Stewart, and Quintin Emery. He is further survived by his brothers, Stephan, Howard, Edward, and Edwin Emery.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his sister, Rosemarie, and brothers, Charles and Clifford.

Visitation will be held on Sunday, December 18, 2016, from 1:00pm to 3:00pm at Colonial Funeral Home, 591 Ridgeview Drive, McHenry, with funeral service beginning at 2:00pm.

Interment will be private.

Memorial donations may be made in James’ name to Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church, 404 N Green St, McHenry, IL 60050.

Arrangements were made by Colonial Funeral Home & Crematory. For information call 815-385-0063 or log on at www.colonialmchenry.com.

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THINGS TO DO IN & AROUND McHENRY COUNTY

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PETER MAYER: “WINGS OF ANGELS”

WHEN: 7 p.m. Dec. 16 WHERE: Living Waters Lutheran Church, 1808 Miller Road, Crystal Lake COST & INFO: Mayer, a guitarist and singer with the Peter Mayer Group and Jimmy Buffett’s Coral Reefer Band, will perform as part of his “Stars & Promises” tour.

The seasonal performance features arrangements of traditional and original carols, composed and led by Mayer and his ensemble of worldclass musicians. The performance is accompanied by a stage production to celebrate the story and song of the Christmas spirit. Tickets: $35 at www.itickets.com/ events/369150.html or at the door. Information: www. petermayer.com.

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“THE NUTCRACKER”

WHEN: 8 p.m. Dec. 16; 2 & 7 p.m. Dec. 17; 2 & 6 p.m. Dec. 18 WHERE: Woodstock Opera House, 121 Van Buren St., Woodstock COST & INFO: Experience Clara’s magical and enchanting journey as Tchaikovsky’s music is brought to life by Judith Svalander Dance Theatre. Tickets: $25 adults, $18 students. Tickets and information: 815-338-5300 or www. woodstockoperahouse.com.

ROBOTICS TEAM – Spare Parts Robotics, a new FIRST Tech Challenge team, won fourth place at its first contest Nov. 12 at Barrington High School.

FIRST Tech Challenge teams of 10-plus members in grades 7-12 compete as they design, build, program and operate robots to play a floor game.

For information, visit www.sparepartsrobotics.com. Pictured (back row, from left) are Trevor Ryan, Trinity Oaks Christian Academy High School; Philip Pierce and Stephen Huang, both of Cary-Grove High School; Malachi Castner, Faith Lutheran High School; and Joshua Rohlwing and Jacob Rohlwing, both of Carmel Catholic High School; and (front row) Michaylah Ryan, Trinity Oaks Christian Academy Junior High School; and Aleksandra Castner, Faith Lutheran High School.

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CALENDAR Dec. 16

• 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. – Veterans mobile medical unit health services, Prairie Lodge at Sun City, 12880 Del Webb Blvd., Huntley. A variety of health screenings and services will be available to military veterans in the mobile medical unit sponsored by the Edward Hines Jr. VA Hospital. Registration is encouraged. Information: 708-202-8838 or www.sccah.com.

• 10 a.m. to noon – Friday food distribution, Nunda Township Office, 3510 Bay Road, Crystal Lake. Food donated through the Northern Illinois Food Bank by local grocery stores will be distributed to those in need. Information: 815-459-0785 or foodministries@firstchurchcl.org.

• 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. – Prime Time Coffee Hour, Wauconda Area Library, 801 N. Main St., Wauconda. Seniors meet for coffee and conversation. This month’s theme is “Cookie Traditions and Crazy Sweaters.”

Wear an ugly holiday sweater and enjoy holiday baking reminiscences with Whisk Bakery of Wauconda. Free, drop-in program.

Information: www.wauclib.org.

• 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. – Little Explorers, McHenry Public Library, 809 Front St., McHenry. Children ages 3-6 will learn about the world through crafts, experiments, games and movies. Free. Registration required. Information: 815-385-0036 or www. mchenrylibrary.org.

• 1 p.m. – Marengo Woman’s Club meeting, Marengo United Methodist Church, 119 E. Washington St., Marengo. New members welcome. Dues: $30. Information: 815-5680704 or www.marengo.gfwcillinois.org.

• 4 to 5 p.m. – Christmas concert, Harvard Diggins Library, 900 E. McKinley St., Harvard. Young students of Katie Chivari Suzuki Violin Studio will present sounds of the season. Free. Information: www.harvard-diggins.org or 815-943-4671.

• 5 to 9 p.m. – Cross-country Candlelight Ski, Prairieview Education Center, 2021 Behan Road, Crystal Lake. Also 5 to 9 p.m. Dec. 17. Cross-country ski on trails lit only by candlelight. Bring your own equipment. Event canceled if trails are icy/hazardous or wind chill drops below -20 degrees.

Free. Information: 815-338-6223 or www. mccdistrict.org.

• 6 to 7 p.m. – Classic Christmas Bedtime Stories, Rotary Building, 431 N. Walkup Road, Crystal Lake. Children may wear pajamas and bring a blanket or stuffed

animal to experience traditional Christmas songs and stories with Mrs. Claus. Cost: $15 residents, $20 nonresidents. Registration required. Information: 815-459-0680 or www. crystallakeparks.org.

• 7 p.m. – Christmas concert, St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church, 451 W. Terra Cotta Ave., Crystal Lake. Featuring the Traditional Choir, Children’s Choir, Contemporary Choir and handbells. There will be a cookie reception after the concert.

Free. Information: 815-455-5400 or www. saintthomascatholicchurch.org.

• 7 p.m. to midnight – Winter Masquerade Ball, Holiday Inn, 800 S. Route 31, Crystal Lake. Hosted by Cinnamon’s DanceWorks.

Includes a three-course dinner, cash bar, DJ and dancing, special dance performances and a Best Mask contest. Tickets: $75 at the door.

Information: www.cinnamondanceworks.com.

• 8 p.m. – McHenry B&B Square Dance Club dance, McHenry Township Complex, 3703 N. Richmond Road, Johnsburg. Square and round dancing. Plus 50. Holiday dance party theme. Cost: $6 members, $7 visitors.

Information: 815-344-2975 or www.mchenrybnbsquaredance.com.

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Photos may be emailed to neighbors@nwherald.com.

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Prosecutor: Gang killings warned ‘Don’t snitch’

By MICHAEL TARM The Associated Press

CHICAGO – Federal prosecutors on Thursday told jurors at the largest street-gang trial in recent Chicago history that the Hobos gang lived by the motto, “the earth is our turf,” saying the credo required the killing of perceived enemies such as one former gang associate who was poised to testify against them.

Government attorneys spoke as closing arguments began in the racketeering conspiracy trial of purported Hobos boss Gregory “Bowlegs” Chester and five of his alleged lieutenants, saying the Hobos intentionally fostered a reputation for brutality to maintain their criminal empire. “ ‘The earth is our turf’... (were) words these six defendants lived by,”

prosecutor Timothy Storino said. “For over nearly a decade, the Hobos left havoc on their earth – the South Side of Chicago ... and they murdered people who got in their way.”

The three-month-old trial in U.S. District Court in Chicago is drawing to close as a particular deadly year ends in Chicago with more than 700 homicides recorded since January. The Hobos had fewer members than other Chicago gangs, but were well organized, well-armed and, Storino said, quick to kill.

He said defendant and alleged Hobos hitman Paris Poe killed gang member-turned-informant Keith Daniels in 2013, days after Chester’s arrest and after Daniels testified against the Hobos to a grand jury in the same federal courthouse in Chicago. Poe allegedly stood over Daniels and shot him re-

peatedly with a .45-caliber pistol as his two small stepchildren screamed nearby.

“This was a murder to send a message, like other Hobos murders: You don’t snitch on the Hobos and think you’ll get away with it,” another prosecutor, Derek Owens, told jurors later Thursday.

The indictment links the defendants to nine murders and multiple heists, including the robbery at gunpoint of then-NBA player Bobby Simmons’ $200,000 diamond chain.

Their murders were often brazen, with many done in broad daylight, Storino said, including a drive-by shooting that killed two rival gang members outside a funeral home.

Six defense lawyers also will address jurors during closing arguments that are expected to last at least four days.

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ber remained at 5.6 percent.

The Illinois Department of Employment Security reported Thursday that nonfarm payrolls increased by 1,700 jobs last month. That’s based on preliminary data released by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and IDES. October figures were revised to show a growth in 3,400 jobs rather than the preliminary estimate of 2,200.

Total jobs remain below the national average, and Illinois is about 30,000 jobs short of its peak employment rate of September 2000.

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Illinois colleges face grant decision in budget uncertainty

SPRINGFIELD – Colleges and universities are again deciding whether to front grant money to low-income students who are supposed to be receiving state aid, as Illinois’ state budget remains uncertain.

A survey recently released by the Illinois Student Assistance Commission suggests some schools that covered grants in the fall aren’t guaranteeing to this spring, The Southern Illinoisan newspaper reported. The commission administers the grants through the Monetary Award Program.

“It is important to note that institutions that are crediting student accounts for MAP or listing the award as pending are doing so with the expectation that they will receive payment for MAP from the state,” the commission said.

Of the 96 colleges and universities that responded to the survey, 53 percent said they’d guarantee money for the spring semester, down from 60 percent in the fall.

More than 35 schools eligible to receive the grants didn’t respond to the survey.

And only two-thirds of the public universities that covered grants in the fall are committed to covering them in the spring, according to the survey.

Chester testified during the trial, telling jurors the Hobos gang didn’t even exist despite his full-arm tattoo with “Hobo” on it. Chester, born with a rare bone disease that badly deformed his legs, also scoffed at the idea someone with such a disability could rise to the top of a Chicago gang.

Storino disputed Chester’s claims.

“The way he led the Hobos was not with his legs but with his head,” Storino said. “This guy is smart as hell.”

And he added about the existence of the gang: “The Hobos are real. They’re sitting right here.”

The fear prosecutors said the Hobos instilled was even on display at the trial. One witness refused to speak against the gang, telling the judge, “I choose not to testify for the sake of me and my family.” He was held in contempt and given a 60-day sentence.

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Gov. Bruce Rauner signs legislation Thursday in Chicago, ensuring that people released from prison will receive a valid state identification card before departing. The Republican said the measure will help reduce recidivism.

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Rauner signs law giving IDs to released inmates

CHICAGO – Gov. Bruce Rauner has signed legislation ensuring that people released from prison receive a valid state identification card before departing.

The Republican said Thursday the measure will reduce recidivism. He said offenders will face fewer problems back in the community when they get out of the Departments of Corrections or Juvenile Justice.

“To combat recidivism we need to remove some of the hurdles offenders face when they are released from a detention facility and begin to re-integrate into society,” Rauner said in a statement. “This will

help us end the cycle of recidivism and give former offenders more tools necessary to be successful and thrive and gets Illinois one step closer to safely reducing Illinois’ prison population by 25 percent before 2025.”

The legislation sprung from one of the recommendations made by the Illinois State Commission on Criminal Justice and Sentencing Reform charged with Rauner to reduce the prison population by the middle of the next decade.

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SPRINGFIELD – Illinois officials said the state’s unemployment rate in Novem-

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CHICAGO – Regulators on Wednesday suspended the license of a Chicago psychiatrist accused of overprescribing narcotics and sexually molesting mentally ill patients.

Dr. Josip Pasic engaged in sexual conduct with mentally ill patients to whom he also prescribed opioid painkillers and other drugs, according to an emergency order signed by Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation’s acting director, Jessica Baer.

One patient, a recovering drug addict, told investigators he endured the doctor touching his groin because he needed his medication and it was difficult to find a doctor who accepts Medicaid. Another patient with bipolar disorder reported that Pasic groped him and gave him $80 when the patient threatened to report it.

– Wire reports

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NATION & WORLD BRIEFS White House suggests Putin involved in hacking

Richland Hills police officers responding to a disturbance two WASHINGTON – The Obama ad- years ago that he is a reserve ministration suggested Thursday officer.

Defense attorney Scott Brown that Russian President Vladimir argued to a jury this week that Putin authorized the hacking Couch, who carried a badge bearof Democratic officials’ email accounts in the run-up to the pres- ing the words “search and rescue” and “Lakeside Police,” never idential election and said it was asserted authority with it. “fact” that such actions helped Donald Trump’s campaign. The White House also assailed Trump Britain OKs making babies from DNA of 3 people himself, saying he must have LONDON – Britain’s fertility known of Russia’s interference. regulator has approved controverNo proof was offered for any of the accusations, the latest to un- sial techniques allowing doctors settle America’s uneasy transition to create babies using DNA from from eight years under Democrat- three people – what it called a “historic” decision to help prevent ic President Barack Obama to a new Republican administration led a small number of children from inheriting potentially fatal diseases

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The regulator’s chair, Sally heightened already debilitating tensions between Washington and Chesire, on Thursday described it Moscow over Syria, Ukraine and a as a “life-changing” moment for families who might benefit from host of other disagreements. the treatment.

“Parents at very high risk of ‘Affluenza’ teen’s father convicted of impersonation having a child with a life-threatening mitochondrial disease may FORT WORTH, Texas – The father of a Texas teenager who used soon have the chance of a healthy, genetically related child,” she said an “affluenza” defense in a fatal in a statement. drunken-driving wreck has been The new procedures are intendfound guilty of falsely identifying ed to fix problems linked to mitohimself as a peace officer. chondria, the energy-producing Fred Couch, 51, was sentenced structures outside a cell’s nucleus.

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Dylann Roof convicted in S.C. church slaughter

By JEFFREY COLLINS and MEG KINNARD The Associated Press

CHARLESTON, S.C. – Dylann Roof was convicted Thursday in the chilling slaughter of nine black church members who had welcomed him to their Bible study, a devastating crime in a country that was already deeply embroiled in racial tension.

The same federal jury that found Roof guilty of all 33 counts will reconvene next month to hear more testimony and weigh whether to sentence him to death. As the verdict was read, Roof just stared ahead, much as Dylann Roof he did the entire trial. Family members of victims held hands and squeezed one another’s arms. One woman nodded her head every time the clerk said “guilty.”

Roof, 22, told FBI agents he wanted to bring back segregation or perhaps start a race war with the slayings. Instead, the single biggest change to emerge from the June 17, 2015, killings was the removal of the Confederate flag from the South Carolina Statehouse, where it had flown for 50 years over the Capitol or on the grounds. Roof appeared with the flag in several photos in a racist manifesto.

The shooting happened just months after Walter Scott, an unarmed black man, was killed by white police officer Michael Slager when he fled a traffic stop in North Charleston. Police shootings around the county have heightened tensions between black communities and the law enforcement agencies that patrol them, sometimes resulting in protests and riots.

In Roof’s confession to the FBI, the gunman said he carried out the killings after researching “black on white crime” on the internet. He

said he chose a church because that setting posed little danger to him.

Roof told the judge again Thursday that he wanted to act as his own attorney during the penalty phase. He also will face a death penalty trial in state court on nine murder charges.

In closing arguments, Assistant U.S. Attorney Nathan Williams mocked Roof for calling himself brave in his hate-filled journal and during his confession, saying the real bravery came from the victims who tried to stop him as he fired 77 bullets at Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal church.

“Those people couldn’t see the hatred in his heart any more than they could see the .45-caliber handgun and the eight magazines concealed around his waist,” Williams said.

Defense lawyer David Bruck conceded Roof committed the slayings, but he asked jurors to look into his head and see what caused him to become so full of hatred, calling him a suicidal loner who never grasped the gravity of what he did.

The defense put up no witnesses during the seven-day trial. They tried to present evidence about his mental state, but the judge ruled that it did not have anything to do with Roof’s guilt or innocence. Roof was just imitating what he saw on the internet and believed he had to give his life to “a fight to the death between white people and black people that only he” could see and act on, Bruck said.

The prosecutor’s 50-minute closing argument filled the court with tension. At times, the prosecutor raised his voice, saying Roof was a cold, calculated killer. Some family members of victims dabbed their eyes with tissues, and jurors appeared emotional when Williams, after apologizing to them, showed crime scene photos of each person killed alongside a small picture of them while alive.

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Trump lags predecessors on diversity in Cabinet

By LISA LERER and JULIE PACE The Associated Press

WASHINGTON – As Donald Trump fills out his Cabinet, it’s looking less like America’s population and more like the world Trump has always orbited: wealthy, white, male-dominated and business-minded.

Trump, who railed against what he called “politically correct crap” during his no-holds-barred presidential campaign, is on track to create the least diverse Cabinet in a quarter-century.

The uniformity is particularly striking in the president-elect’s picks for the highest-profile Cabinet and White House jobs. While he has selected a handful of women and minorities for lower-profile posts, his choices for the big four Cabinet slots – Treasury, State, Defense and Justice – and his top White House jobs – chief of staff, national security adviser and senior adviser – are all white men.

So, too, will white men run the departments of Commerce, Energy, Homeland Security and Health and Human Services as well as the Environmental Protection Agency.

Should Trump be unable to complete his term as president, the top eight people in the line of succession are white men from the Cabinet and Congress.

That number could grow to 12 if he picks a white man for Agriculture secretary.

North Dakota Sen. Heidi Heitkamp, a Democrat, is the only woman believed to be in the mix.

Unlike recent predecessors in both parties, Trump so far has no Hispanics in the most prominent positions. Based on the current top contenders for remaining jobs, it appears unlikely he’ll have a Hispanic in his Cabinet or in any top White House job. Trump spokesman Jason Miller has pledged that the president-elect’s team will be “very broad and diverse, both with the Cabinet and the

administration.”

But Trump himself seems to have different priorities: “I want people that made a fortune! Because now they’re negotiating for you, OK?” he said, at a rally in Des Moines, Iowa, last week Even if he appoints women or minorities to three remaining Cabinet-level posts – Veterans Affairs, Agriculture and the Office of Management and Budget – Trump will lag behind the past three administrations in creating a demographically diverse White House.

President Bill Clinton installed 10 women and minorities into Cabinet-level jobs during his first term, part of an effort to create an inclusive image for his new administration. Other presidents have followed suit: George W. Bush had nine in his first term, and Barack Obama broke records with 13, according to an analysis of data compiled by University of California at Berkeley law school professor Anne Joseph O’Connell.

So far, Trump has selected five nonwhite men or women for the 16 posts he’s filled: Neurosurgeon Ben Carson for secretary of Housing and Urban Development, South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley as U.N. ambassador, former Bush administration Labor Secretary Elaine Chao for Transportation, activist Betsy DeVos as Education secretary and World Wrestling executive Linda McMahon to head the Small Business Administration.

“The Cabinet choices are the most visible. And, consequently, to the extent that he faces pressure on diversity, it plays out here,” said O’Connell, who added that she expects even less diversity in lower-level government posts.

Republicans have said it’s important to consider the entirety of Trump’s government, not just the roles at the top. For example, the president-elect has included several women and minorities on his list of candidates for the Supreme Court.

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By PHILIP ISSA and SARAH EL DEEB The Associated Press

BEIRUT – Weeping, hobbling on crutches or dragging suitcases, hundreds of survivors of a devastating government bombardment and siege left the last sliver of opposition-held Aleppo on Thursday, an evacuation that sealed the end of the rebellion’s most important stronghold and was a watershed moment in Syria’s 5-year-old civil war.

For the opposition, it was a humiliating defeat. A smiling President Bashar Assad called it a historic event comparable to the birth of Christ and the revelation of the Quran.

A U.N. official described it as “a black chapter in the history of international relations.”

Traumatized residents filtered out to green government buses on a chilly day through Aleppo’s streets lined with flattened buildings. Years of resistance were stamped out in a relentless campaign over the past month that saw hospitals bombed, bodies left unburied and civilians blown apart by shells as they fled for safety.

“We struggled for six years. We were

supposed to be the ones to get them out, not them us,” said one tearful woman who held a baby, speaking in a video posted online by an opposition activist.

She explained that it wasn’t the bombardment that forced them out.

“We left because we feared for our honor from the regime,” the unidentified woman said.

Under a surrender deal brokered by Russia and Turkey, tens of thousands of residents and rebel fighters are being evacuated to opposition-controlled areas in the surrounding countryside, a process likely to take several days.

They said it was too dangerous to go to government-held areas, where they faced potential retribution from security services alleged to carry out arrests and torture of opposition sympathizers.

Many are of fighting age and don’t want to be drafted into the military.

“We slept in the streets. It’s shameful,” a unidentified man said in an opposition video. “Where is the world?”

Leaning on crutches and sobbing uncontrollably, he described fleeing the bombardment. “You don’t know if it’s an airplane or shelling or rockets. You never know,” he added.

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Dan McCaleb

Kevin Lyons

Valerie Katzenstein

Jon Styf

John Sahly

ANOTHER VIEW

State budget standoff hitting home Idle hands are the devil’s workshop, and the devil may well be a killer.

Our Illinois neighbors in Chicago are in the midst of the deadliest year in decades – more than 700 homicides were tallied with a month For the record to go. Some have asked whether this Programs that help at-risk record year is tied to children are being impacted by the Illinois budget the state budget standoff. impasse, and the fact that nearly 1 million folks are not getting the state services they would have gotten because two-thirds of mental health, substance abuse and youth services have been cut by agencies that have gone without state money.

And it is hitting closer to home. St. Clair County State’s Attorney Brendan Kelly said the impasse is destroying the Redeploy Illinois program, which puts troubled teens in school and in job training, rather than in prison.

He said Redeploy Illinois is “20 times less costly than putting a juvenile into the Department of Juvenile Justice. That’s a real number.”

Kids idle on the street rather than in school or in programs can lead to trouble. It can lead to death.

So why doesn’t the guy who lives in the shadow of Midway Airport do something to maybe help those kids? Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan either doesn’t bother to show up or refuses to participate in budget negotiations.

And the list of idle kids may soon grow exponentially as schools run out of money.

The veto session is over, and lawmakers are gone, likely until Jan. 9. The temporary budget expires Dec. 31. Christmas break could get very, very long for some schools that can’t run without their state money.

So will they get down to business on Jan. 9?

State Sen. Christine Radogno, the Republican leader, said she thinks Madigan is trying to create wreckage that he thinks will put more Democrats in the legislature and governor’s mansion in 2018.

Well if that is the strategy, doesn’t he think there’s wreckage enough? Does he need more bodies, more wrecked young lives or maybe another billion or two in backlogged bills atop the current $10.7 billion?

No political gain or game is worth having blood on your hands.

– Belleville News Democrat

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AMENDMENT

ANOTHER VIEW

SoS pick gets climate change

If Richard Nixon could go to China, can Rex Tillerson save Paris? It is but one of many questions, some more answerable than others, about President-elect Donald Trump’s choice for secretary of state.

Unlike the president-elect, Tillerson, the CEO of Exxon Mobil Corp., supports both the global climate-change accord forged in Paris last year and a carbon tax. So the main question for Tillerson may be this: How will he manage his relationship with his new boss?

Tillerson should feel free to consult with his fellow nominees, many of whom are no doubt pondering the same question. But he should also be prepared to explain how he plans to translate his specific views and experience into policy.

Tillerson deserves credit for changing Exxon’s position on the greatest threat to the planet, and one with great potential to be a destabilizing force. Managing global efforts to combat climate change will be one of the secretary of state’s main tasks.

Tillerson could also play a key role in strengthening America’s energy security. This challenge goes beyond promoting exports of U.S. oil and natural gas and building pipelines like Keystone. As Tillerson has stressed, it also entails strong support for the multilateral trading system that underpins the global energy market – something that Trump’s bluster about a trade war with emerging markets would jeopardize.

Members of Congress have rightly raised strong concerns about Tillerson’s ties to Russia, where Exxon Mobil has huge interests. A medal from Vladimir Putin is itself not grounds for disqualification. But Tillerson’s views on how best to contain the strategic threat posed by Russia could be. Dismantling the sanctions imposed by Europe and the U.S. in the face of Russian subversion and aggression would signal U.S. weakness and undermine the alliances that Tillerson says he wants to strengthen.

As the head of a company with operations in at least 50

countries, Tillerson has practiced the commercial diplomacy that the State Department has long preached but seldom achieved. In the many repressive and corrupt petrocracies with which Exxon Mobil has done business, it has a strong safety record and has been scrupulous in its business dealings.

Against all this are questions about his views on Russia, his lack of any political or government experience, the importance of separating corporate and national interests – and how his views mesh with his president’s.

Some of these same doubts were raised about George Shultz, President Ronald Reagan’s pick for secretary of state. The former president of Bechtel Group went on to become one of the most admired U.S. diplomats of the Cold War years, channeling the president’s most constructive impulses and providing steady leadership to America’s diplomatic corps. If Tillerson wants to be confirmed, he should pledge to follow Shultz’s example.

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What Christmas means

To the Editor: Christmas is not running to and fro buying presents for people who don’t need them. Christmas is giving to the poor and needy. It is not a tree in your living room, but a walk in the woods to see nature as God created it. It’s not overeating and drinking, but filling the food pantries for the hungry. It’s not a man in a red suit, but the worship of the Son of God. It’s not bright, decorated lights all over, but the light of Christ in our hearts, shining out to help others.

It’s not hurting and abusing animals, but looking into their eyes and seeing the creator.

Remember Matthew 25:34: “For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in. I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was sick and you looked after me, I was in prison and you came to visit me.” And Matthew 25:40, “The King will reply: ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine you did for Me.’ “ Should we not reconsider what Christmas means according to Jesus.

Cynthia Barber Algonquin

VIEWS Albert Hunt temperament.

These Republicans see an historical analogy in the Ronald Reagan administration. Reagan’s first White House chief of staff, James Baker, and his deputy, Mike Deaver, ran circles around Reagan’s right-wing lieutenants led by Ed Meese. Later, Secretary of State George Shultz, with a key ally, First Lady Nancy Reagan, set the foreign policy agenda over the objections of hawks like National Security Adviser William Clark.

But Trump is not Reagan. Unlike his Republican predecessor, the president-elect is a man of few convictions and little interest in policy specifics.

It’s not clear who has his ear or how he’ll resolve disagreements among his advisers.

But Pence, Ryan and Priebus have worked together and share mutual respect. Priebus lacks Baker’s command of politics and policy. But he’s shrewd enough and already is placing

Ballad for presidential election To the Editor: G.K. Chesterton in the “Ballad of the White Horse” expresses my feelings about the recent presidential election.

“I tell you naught for your comfort, “Yea, naught for your desire, “Save that the sky grows darker yet “And the sea rises higher.”

Edward Surges

key people in White House positions, a step toward exercising power that seems of little interest to Bannon.

The conservative establishment agenda includes deregulation, big tax and spending cuts, a reasonably ambitious infrastructure plan that doesn’t bust the budget and a replacement for Obamacare that doesn’t take effect for several years. They also hope to avoid aggravating racial divisions and to work around Trump’s campaign promise to deport millions of undocumented foreigners.

Ryan and his allies may try to find common ground with some Democrats on a few issues, even if doing so inflames the hard right in the administration and in Congress.

On national security, much of the Republican establishment disdains Flynn, a once-respected tactical commander in Afghanistan who now seems consumed with a bitter hatred of the Obama administration.

It fired him from his post as head of the Defense Intelligence Agency. He is virulently anti-Muslim and friendly to Russia.

There is a sense now that Mattis – who has one more star than Flynn

– will prove more capable and that Tillerson, if confirmed, is likely to become an ally of the Defense chief. Tillerson will face a rough confirmation process because of his friendly relationship to Russian dictator Vladimir Putin. He almost certainly will have to articulate a distinction between his role doing business as CEO of Exxon-Mobil and being America’s top diplomat. He will probably be opposed by most, if not all, Democrats, so his fate could rest with anti-Putin Republican senators like John McCain and Lindsey Graham.

The anti-establishment Trump camp already is pushing back.

Trump’s advisers, wrote Ann Coulter, a strident right-winger and Trump champion, “include just the type of Republicans whose second-tier law schools make them particularly susceptible to the cheap respectability of establishment media approval.”

• Albert R. Hunt is a Bloomberg View columnist. He was the executive editor of Bloomberg News, before which he was a reporter, bureau chief and executive Washington editor at the Wall Street Journal.

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Great sense of gratitude Public show of mourning

To the Editor: The outcome of this presidential election demonstrated how effective the use of misinformation; name calling; racial, religious, and gender slurs; bullying; arrogance; and demagoguery can be in winning. Can all these abhorrent behaviors now be the mainstream road to American governance and public behavior? Hard to argue with success – Ugh! As for me, I am the one wearing a black arm band in my silent but public show of mourning for a Donald Trump presidency.

Nancy J. Fike McHenry

To the Editor: As I took the oath of office for McHenry County Board on Monday, Dec. 5, I felt a great sense of gratitude for the dedicated and loyal friends who helped make this possible. Without your support, I could not have succeeded. You gave more of yourselves during the campaign than I could have ever hoped for.

To paraphrase from Margaret Mead, we proved once again that “a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it’s the only thing that ever has.” McHenry County is a far better place because of you, my friends.

I am also grateful for being able to meet so many voters as I walked the neighborhoods of the 5th District during

the campaign.

I’ve always believed that knocking on doors and listening to the concerns of the people is the only way to really understand what the issues are. If you took a few minutes out of your day to talk with me, thank you for that gift. I can never repay your generosity, but I promise to work very hard to represent you and fight for you.

I listened, and I heard what you had to say.

None of us know what the next four years will bring, but you can be sure that I will do my best for you. Thank you for the chance to once again be your public servant.

Paula Yensen Lake in the Hills

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Mainstream Republicans are buoyed by Donald Trump’s appointments so far, convinced that strategically positioned top officials can freeze out those they consider extremists.

On domestic issues, establishment congressional conservatives believe that an alliance of Vice President Mike Pence, House Speaker Paul Ryan and White House Chief of Staff Reince Priebus will encourage the Trump administration to push a conventional Republican agenda. They also are counting on support from Trump’s oldest daughter, Ivanka. The loser, in this view, will be top White House counselor Steve Bannon, a champion of white nationalists and the populist right.

On national security, the betting is that Defense Secretary-designate James Mattis, a retired general, will join forces with Trump’s choice for secretary of state, Rex Tillerson, the chief executive of Exxon-Mobil, to outmanuever the designated national security adviser, retired General Mike Flynn. Flynn has drawn criticism for calling Islam “a political ideology” and ex-colleagues have said they are worried about his volatile

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Yahoo’s mega breach shows just how vulnerable data is

By BREE FOWLER

The Associated Press NEW YORK – The revelation of Yahoo’s latest hack underscores what many Americans have known for years: All of those emails, photos and other personal files stored online can easily be stolen, and there’s little anyone can do about it.

The only saving grace is that the attackers apparently did not exploit the information for fraud. But their true motives remain a mystery.

While there are a number of straightforward measures all users should take to protect themselves, relatively few people actually do. And in this case, doing so wouldn’t really have mattered.

Even the most scrupulous individual countermeasures could only limit the damage.

“Yahoo users could have had immaculate computer security and still been the victim here,” said Will Ackerly, chief technology officer at Virtru, a computer security firm he co-founded after working for eight years at the National Security Agency.

“Short of using encryption, there’s no way to keep your email from being compromised in this kind of hack.”

The mega breach disclosed Wednesday exposed more than a billion user accounts, the largest such attack in history. The company said the attack happened in August 2013, although Yahoo only discovered it recently. Worse, the company’s announcement followed a similar announcement in September about a 2014 hack that Yahoo ascribed to an unnamed foreign government.

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On Wednesday, Yahoo said it believes hackers stole data from more than 1 billion user accounts in August 2013.

That breach affected 500 million accounts.

Some experts believe the record-breaking amount of data stolen in the breach announced Wednesday also points to state-sponsored hackers in search of a specific target, which could be why three years later the data still hasn’t been spotted for sale on the web.

And neither Yahoo breach has yet been linked to online fraud or any specific repercussions for Yahoo users.

But their disclosure closely follows U.S. intelligence concerns about Russian hacking of Democratic emails during the presidential campaign – not to mention recent attacks on a major health insurer, a medical lab-test company and the government office that

manages millions of federal employees.

“The lesson is clear: No organization is immune to compromise,” said Jeff Hill, director of product management for cybersecurity consultant Prevalent.

And since most of us are dependent on big organizations that hold our digital lives in their hands, in a broad sense that means no one is safe.

The hacks represent yet another stumble for the struggling Sunnyvale, California, company as it tries to reinvent itself. The breaches occurred during the reign of Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer, a once-lauded leader who has been unable to turn around the company in the four years since she arrived.

Earlier this year, Yahoo agreed to sell its digital operations to Verizon

Communications for $4.8 billion – a deal that now may be jeopardized by the hacking revelations.

Meanwhile, it’s clear that Yahoo didn’t do enough to protect its users.

For example, the company acknowledged using MD5, a password-storage method considered by many experts to be inadequate and inferior to others available at the time of the hack.

One of Yahoo’s priorities now will need to be keeping its users updated as its investigation progresses, said Jeremiah Grossman, chief of security strategy for SentinelOne. “I think that would go a long way to assuring users and everybody that they’re doing the right things,” said Grossman, who worked in security at Yahoo from 1999 to 2001. “The best peace of mind in cybersecurity is transparency.”

There’s only so much a company such as Yahoo can do to protect its users without damaging its business model, which involves selling advertising based on data gleaned from its users, Grossman noted.

As a result, it can’t do things such as encrypt user data, which would make the information useless to hackers. Other companies that don’t sell advertising, such as Apple, are able to encrypt. And some, such as Google, do so too but not in a way that would have protected against this type of hack.

They also hold the keys to that encryption, giving them the access they need for advertising sales.

“If you take a step back, the 1 billion people aren’t Yahoo’s customers, they’re its product,” Grossman said.

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ANAHEIM, Calif. – An 81-year-old Disneyland employee is set to celebrate his 60th anniversary of working at the California theme park.

KABC-TV reported Oscar Martinez works at Carnation Cafe along the park’s Main Street, U.S.A. He came to work at Disneyland as a busboy only a year after the park’s opening in 1955. His skill at making breakfast potatoes first got him noticed.

Martinez’s longevity has made him a Disneyland character of sorts. The station said he spends less time in the kitchen and more time greeting fans.

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NBC to launch all-Olympic channel in IOC, USOC deal

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Amber Heard is set to return to Australia’s Gold Coast to star in the DC Comics blockbuster movie “Aquaman” a year after being convicted in the same tourist town of smuggling her pet Yorkshire terriers into the country.

Amber Heard set to return to Australia to star in ‘Aquaman’ CANBERRA, Australia – Actress Amber Heard appears set to return to Australia’s Gold Coast to star in the DC Comics blockbuster movie “Aquaman” a year after she was convicted in the same tourist town of smuggling her pet Yorkshire terriers Pistol and Boo into the country.

The movie, which also will feature “Game of Thrones” television star Jason Momoa in the lead role, will be shot next year at Village Roadshow Studios near Gold Coast city in a deal that will cost the Australian government $16 million, Treasurer Scott Morrison said Thursday.

Heard, 30, pleaded guilty in a Gold Coast court in April to falsifying an immigration document to conceal the dogs when she and her then-husband Johnny Depp flew into Australia in 2014 for the filming of the latest “Pirates of the Caribbean” movie in which Depp played pirate Jack Sparrow.

She avoided jail under a deal that included Heard and Depp videoing an awkward public warning against others breaking Australia’s strict quarantine laws.

Morrison said Thursday that a “miniature motor home” would be provided for Pistol and Boo if Heard decided to bring them back through the proper quarantine channels.

“We will have a home for them if Amber would like to bring them on to the film set,” Morrison told reporters.

NEW YORK – NBC is bringing year-round Olympic programming to the United States.

After years of trying, the U.S and International Olympic Committees have agreed with NBC on a package that will offer yearround Olympic programming, focused on U.S. athletes, the parties announced Thursday. NBC will launch a new U.S. television network branded “Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA” in the second half of 2017.

Scott Blackmun, the CEO of the USOC, called the partnership “a wonderful way to turbocharge one of fastest-growing fan bases that’s out there.”

That channel will complement the IOC’s Olympic Channel, which launched on a worldwide digital platform after the Rio Games. The programming will include archival footage and documentaries, along with original Team USA programming contributed by the USOC.

The money goes to the Dollywood Foundation’s My People Fund. It will provide $1,000 each month for six months to families who lost their primary residence in the fires.

The fires in Tennessee’s Sevier County spread to more than 2,500 structures and killed 14 people.

‘Dancing with the Stars’ judge Inaba gets engaged

LOS ANGELES – “Dancing with the Stars” judge Carrie Ann Inaba and soap opera star Robb Derringer are engaged.

The couple made the announcement on social media Wednesday.

Inaba detailed Derringer’s proposal to People magazine. She said Derringer got down on one knee at the secluded beach cove along the California coast Saturday where the couple shared what she called a “spontaneous and magical first date.”

People reported the couple has yet to set a wedding date.

Dolly Parton telethon raises Lochte, fiancee announce pregnancy in Instagram pics $9M for wildfire victims NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Dolly Parton said a star-studded telethon for those affected by recent wildfires in her native Tennessee has brought in about $9 million.

Parton headlined the Tuesday night event that was broadcast on several cable networks and live-streamed online. Parton said in a statement that all donations have yet to be counted, but the total stands at about $9 million. The total is expected to rise in the coming days as mail donations are counted and the telethon is rebroadcast.

Ryan Lochte has jumped in the pool to announce that he and fiancee Kayla Rae Reid are expecting a baby.

The Olympic swimmer and the former Playboy model shared pictures on Instagram of Lochte under water and kissing Reid’s tiny baby bump. Lochte said his “Christmas gift came early this year.” Reid said, “Just when you think you have it all figured out, life always surprises you with blessings when [you] least expect it.” She added #weareprego to the post.

TODAY’S BIRTHDAYS Actress Joyce Bulifant (“The Mary Tyler Moore Show”) is 79. Actress Liv Ullman is 78.

Journalist Lesley Stahl (“60 Minutes”) is 75.

Writer-producer Steven Bochco is 73. Guitarist Tony Hicks of The Hollies is 71. Singer Benny Anderson of ABBA is 70. Actor Ben Cross is 69. Singer-guitarist Billy Gibbons of ZZ Top

is 67. Actor Sam Robards is 55. Actor Jon Tenney (“The Closer,” “Brooklyn South”) is 55.

Actor Benjamin Bratt is 53. Country singer Jeff Carson is 53. Actress Miranda Otto (“Lord of the Rings” films) is 49. Singer Michael McCary (Boyz II Men) is 45. Actor Theo James (“Insurgent,” “Divergent”) is 32.

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Meet Generation Z, where every moment of childhood can be recorded, shared

By JESSICA CONTRERA The Washington Post

The boys in the YouTube videos always land their bottles perfectly upright. Max Cole has spent hours studying their routine, and now, his own viewers are waiting: Empty half the blue juice. Hold the Powerade bottle by its cap. Flip it into the air and – “Dude!” Max shouts. “It landed!”

Max, who is 6, waves his arms in the air. He knows just how to overreact to get his audience excited, what makes them click “thumbs up” and comment and subscribe. He jumps. He wiggles his hips. He does the dab, a dance move that looks like he’s sneezing into his elbow.

“Oh, my gosh!” he yells. “That is insane!”

But no one is watching.

Max’s family is used to hearing him pretend strangers on the internet can see him. In the six years he’s been growing up, YouTube has become the largest platform for children’s entertainment on Earth. Today’s kids have little interest in the well-groomed child actors past generations saw on TV. They want to watch each other.

Videos of kids simply acting like kids attract millions of viewers, sometimes billions. Every moment of childhood – getting new toys, tagging along to the grocery store, making up games in their back yards – is material that can be recorded and uploaded.

So is it any wonder the children who watch these videos begin to act as if their entire lives are being recorded, too?

For the youngest members of the next generation, sometimes called Generation Z, the line between the online world and real life is fading.

Parents are having to explain to their toddlers the children whose whole lives they see on the screen aren’t actually their friends. They’re finding their kids methodically “unboxing” their toys, as if they’ve been paid to review them for an audience.

“Who are you talking to?” a parent will ask. “The viewers,” their children reply.

“For them it’s just normal,” Max’s mom, Shona Cole, said. “It wouldn’t even make sense to him not to film.”

Because cameras are all around Max and children of his age. The Coles have six kids, two dogs, three cats and 18 screens, nearly all with “record” buttons. Max’s little brother Mark

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Hope Nixon and Annie Cole take an online personality quiz. The 10-year-old best friends are the stars of “JazzyGirlsStuff,” a YouTube channel they started last year.

Adam, who is 3, knows how to start recording on an iPad. Their 10-yearold sister Annie films herself having sleepovers, shopping at Target and going to Chick-fil-A. “Hey guys!” Annie says, holding out the lens to face herself. “It’s 5 o’clock, it’s dinner time so, yeah, I’m so excited, I love Chick-fil-A.” She posts the videos, with her mother’s supervision, to her YouTube channel, “Annie’s Vlogs.” They appear alongside videos from hundreds of other girls who vlog their lives, too.

More than 36,000 people will watch Annie in the back seat of her mother’s SUV, going through the Chick-fil-A drive-through near her house north of Houston. In the world of YouTube, that’s not very many.

Annie and her brothers never knew the time before the internet, when kids were taught not to talk to strangers.

Now, they want to share their lives with as many strangers as they can.

Annie turns the camera toward her brothers Max and Mark Adam.

“Say hi,” she instructs.

“Hiiiii,” they say, waving their little hands at people they’ll never meet.

•••••• The first video on YouTube was uploaded in 2005, four years before Max was born. The site’s co-founder

stands in front of two elephants at the zoo, telling the camera how they have “really, really, really long trunks, and that’s cool.”

It was a completely unremarkable 18 seconds – and a foreshadowing of the cultural force to come.

Mark Adam adores watching other little boys who do nothing but open eggs with plastic toys inside. Max would rather watch another kid play Minecraft then play it himself. Annie doesn’t aspire to meet celebrities but the girls who get millions of views for braiding hair.

Kids have always learned by mimicking their peers. Now, the children watching YouTube are seeing role models who don’t just play – they perform. They’re not just experiencing childhood, but constantly considering how their experiences will be perceived by an audience.

•••••• It was Annie’s friend Hope who first showed her the videos of “challenges” and DIY activities girls their age were doing on YouTube. Could they put five Warheads in their mouths? Could they make their own green slime? Annie and Hope couldn’t just try the activities, they explained to their moms, they needed to film them.

Shona and Nikki Nixon, Hope’s mother, were wary. Both had homeschooled their children in an effort to have more control over how they were brought up. Putting their daughters on the internet would expose them to commenters, and could provoke anxieties about how many page views they were getting and how they looked on camera.

But they were “say yes” parents, who filled their houses with books and art supplies and opportunities to try new things. They always encouraged their kids to follow their whims, especially the creative ones.

“When Matthew wanted to do competitive juggling, we took him to juggling,” Shona explains. “The girls want to do dance, I drive them to dance. What Annie wants is to do YouTube, and we had to support that.”

They could use YouTube as a chance for their kids to learn how to stick to a schedule. Their childhood memories would be captured forever.

And if Shona and Nikki followed the plans they found in online courses about “the business of YouTube,” their daughters could even make money from the advertisements that played before the videos.

The positives seemed to outweigh the negatives, though they couldn’t be sure exactly what the negatives might be. The phenomenon hadn’t been around for long enough to know how it affects children long term.

Before long, Annie and Hope were the stars of “JazzyGirlsStuff” “Annie’s Vlogs” and “Hope’s Vlogs.” A few months later, Hope’s whole family started a channel together called “SuperheroKids.”

The children dress up in costumes and put on imaginative performances, just as generations before them have always done. But now, their play time is actually work.

“SuperheroKids” has more than 300,000 subscribers and a six-figure ad-revenue stream. Every week, there’s a show to put on – a new video to compete with the more than 1 billion others on YouTube.

Their oldest son, 19-year-old Zane, writes scripts, sets up professional camera equipment, shops for props, and tediously edits each scene. Hope and her 13-, 7- and 4-year-old siblings study their lines and spend hours shooting scenes over and over.

Then, their days of labor are transformed into a five-minute video.

By MERETE KROPP

The Washington Post

ents to others.

• Routines provide structure and a sense of safety and comfort. Basic routines need to be maintained throughout the year. However, holiday traditions are routines that occur in the same way from one year to the next. Some may assume new and improved ideas to entertain children are needed every year, yet in reality, children want and need holiday traditions repeated year after year. Repetition in the order of events, the menu, the decorations, the stories told and the music played will help children establish memories associated with the holidays. That, more than gifts, is what will make this time of year feel special and treasured.

• Anticipating and experiencing special occasions is important for children. While maintaining routines is important, children also can benefit from anticipating and participating in special events. Children love to count down to activities they look forward to, and the holiday season is a perfect time for this. Special occasions call for a break in routines, but parents should recognize when the special outnumbers the routine, those things no longer are special but rather depleting – especially for kids.

• Shared stories and memories reflect

family values. The holidays provide the perfect opportunity for children to hear family stories passed down through generations. All these stories can create a sense of continuity and belonging and help pass along the family’s values.

• Meaningful interactions with family members make children feel loved. A parent’s presence and full attention may mean more to a child than any gift or experience. Time spent sitting on the floor playing or snuggled up reading a book is never wasted. A parent’s presence at performances in holiday programs communicates to children they are loved and valued. This feeling of worth further is strengthened when parents offer their full attention to their children and engage in whole body listening and talking.

When parents scale back and slow down, they can provide happy memories for their children while also meeting their children’s developmental needs. Parents should give themselves permission to relax, remembering it is OK to say no, especially if saying no means spending more time with their children.

• Kropp is a child development and family specialist and mother of three. She can be found at familynurturance.com.

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The holidays are upon us, and parents often feel enormous pressure to “get it right.”

We want our kids to be happy, and sometimes we feel like we must be ultra-organized, forward thinking and creative to make that happen. Many parents have fond memories of the holiday season from their childhoods. I specifically remember time spent with family. The frantic and rushed pace of regular life would slow down, giving us time to complete 1,000-piece puzzles and play board games while snacking on tasty treats. Other memories include cozy feelings and idyllic scenes, perhaps fabricated through books and song lyrics, as I almost certainly never experienced a sleigh ride, a white Christmas or chestnuts roasting on an open fire.

Sustaining holiday cheer from Thanksgiving until the New Year can be difficult. Despite the joy and delight we think we should be feeling, parents in reality often feel exhausted, stressed and short-tempered. Children can go from euphoria to complete meltdowns in as little as 60 seconds. Families fly from one activity to the next while parents fret over the need to buy ideal gifts.

In the rush to create picture-perfect holiday memories, we often fall into the trap of creating giant to-do lists, impossible to successfully complete. And in that shuffle, the really important things – such as time together, traditions and goodwill – get lost.

During the holidays, the developmental priorities and needs of children may become buried under the mountain of expectations we place on our families and ourselves. Although parents intend to build amazing experiences and memories for their families, the effort to achieve that often overshadows the things kids need most. The joy of anticipation, the delight of receiving meaningful gifts and the memories created by participating in holiday rituals are all good things. But it’s also important to keep the following things in mind so everyone can enjoy a successful celebratory season.

• Children need to learn that giving and receiving are reciprocal actions.

When we give children the opportunity to venture outside their comfort zones and give to others, we help them learn generosity, kindness and empathy.

Some age-appropriate activities include visiting nursing homes to play games with residents, volunteering at a local food pantry or delivering toys and pres-

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Research shows statin use does not appear to increase cancer risk Dear Doctor: Does my cholesterol medication increase my risk of cancer?

Dear Reader: I assume you’re asking about statins, the most commonly prescribed type of cholesterol-lowering medication. These drugs, which work by lowering cholesterol levels in the bloodstream, generally are regarded as both safe and effective. They’re so effective widespread statin use, along with a decline in smoking rates and an increase in the use of cardiac stents, have helped decrease the U.S. death rate from heart attacks.

However, some research has suggested long-term statin use may have unintended negative effects, including an increase in the risk of cancer. This potential connection originated in now-dated studies showing lower levels of LDL, the so-called “bad” cholesterol, were associated with an increased risk of cancer. The problem with this line of reasoning is people with lower LDL might have more underlying illnesses that also can increase their risk of cancer.

Many older studies did not take that connection into account.

Furthermore, other studies suggesting a link between statins and increased cancer risk looked only at total cholesterol, which also includes HDL, the so-called “good” cholesterol. Lower levels of good cholesterol aren’t affected by statins and could be a separate risk factor for disease.

Take, for example, the case of smokers.

They generally have lower levels of HDL cholesterol, so their total cholesterol may be lower as well. In short, a lower total cholesterol number could be a red herring when assessing cancer risk.

It’s true observational studies have

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ASK THE DOCTORS Robert Ashley shown increased cancer rates among patients taking statins, but these studies were small and not well-controlled.

More well-controlled studies point to the possibility of a slight decrease in cancers among people who take statins. One study, published in the New England Journal of Medicine, analyzed data on more than 60,000 people who used statins and found a 15 percent decrease in cancer death rates compared to those who had never used statins.

In fact, many studies now are assessing the potential of statins to be used in therapy against certain types of cancers.

I have had many patients fearful of statins for a variety of reasons, such as worry about muscle pain or a potential increased risk of diabetes or cancer. Their worry may stem in part from a fear of taking a medication every day to prevent problems that currently don’t exist.

That’s understandable, especially when the patients currently feel healthy. But the fact remains: Statins decrease the risk of heart attacks and don’t appear to increase cancer rates. In summation, if you need a statin, you should take it.

• Send your questions to askthedoctors@ mednet.ucla.edu, or write: Ask the Doctors, c/o Media Relations, UCLA Health, 924 Westwood Blvd., Suite 350, Los Angeles, CA 90095.

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are jumping the gun. “Talking often of marriage, family, etc.” is not an engagement. If you allow your mother to involve herself in this, I predict you will never get engaged because your boyfriend – if he’s smart – will run for the hills. When and if you do decide to tie the knot, the two of you should go to a jeweler together and select something he can afford and you will enjoy wearing. Period.

Dear Abby: I’m a young woman in my 20s. I have been blessed with a loving family, lots of opportunities and people who care about me.

My problem is, I don’t feel worthy of any of it.

A lot of the time when I’m around people, I feel like I’m on the outside looking in – like an intruder. When I join groups and listen, I feel like I’m eavesdropping. When I try to pitch in, I feel like I’m annoying everyone.

I wish I could change and be less irritating and more interesting, but I don’t know how to change my personality, or even if I could. What should I do? – Unworthy Dear Unworthy: There is nothing so defeating to social success than low self-esteem. The first thing you should do is stop trying to change yourself to please others. Then try to pinpoint where these feelings of unworthiness originated. If you can’t manage it on your own – many people can’t – make an appointment to discuss it with a licensed mental health professional.

Dear Abby: Years ago, it was considered improper to send a holiday card to a friend or family member who experienced the loss of a child or spouse during the year. What is correct today? And what about an invitation to a party?

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Newspaper Enterprise Association TODAY – Don’t spend what you don’t have. Consider ways to bring in more cash by using your skills diversely, and put more muscle behind the plans you want to initiate. Don’t lose sight of your desires, and make romance one of your main priorities.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) – Consider what you enjoy doing, and look for ways to integrate that into your everyday routine. If you love what you do, you will do it well. Focus on self-improvement.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) – An emotional moment will open your eyes to what lies ahead.

Refuse to get involved in something that has the potential to backfire or spin out of control.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) – Don’t labor over situations you can do nothing about. Stay focused on keeping the peace and making personal improvements. Picking out something to wear to an upcoming event will brighten your day.

PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) – Update your look or pick up something that will add to your appearance. Shopping sprees will lead to worthwhile bargains.

ARIES (March 21-April 19) – Your involvement in organizations that look out for the underdog will bring you fulfillment. Sprucing up your appearance will turn out well.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) – Don’t overdo it.

Problems will arise if you attend an industry party and overindulge. Take better care of your health by limiting your intake and by engaging in physical challenges.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) – Do something that will make you happy or feel good about your appearance and lifestyle. Romance is encouraged.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) – You need to get your responsibilities out of the way. Put in some overtime at work and position yourself for advancement. Later, you’ll have more time to spend with friends and family.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) – Share your feelings. A change of scenery will do you good. Dress the house for the holidays or make travel arrange-

ments that will bring you closer to a loved one.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) – Concentrate on meeting your needs and making the most with what you’ve got. A former colleague will have an offer or suggestion that will help you excel.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) – Don’t give in to peer pressure. Someone will try to talk you into taking on responsibilities that don’t belong to you. Make suggestions, but don’t sign up for something that could conflict with your plans.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) – Don’t take on too much or make unrealistic promises. When dealing with children, emphasize honesty and integrity. Make improvements to your living quarters or arrangements and protect against loss or injury.

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CLASSIFIED 33

For Better or For Worse

School Bus Drivers and Attendants for Crystal Lake School Districts 47 & 155

We are proud to offer:

Paid Training ★ Retirement Plan ★ Paid Holidays

To qualify for bus driving position, you must be at least 21 years of age, have a valid driver's license, a safe driving record and be able to pass a background check and drug test.

Apply in person at 1204 S. McHenry Ave, Crystal Lake 815-455-0558

WAREHOUSE POSITIONS

FULL-TIME TEMP AM & PART-TIME REGULAR PM

Follett School Solutions in McHenry is hiring!!

Open positions include stocker, picker, book processor and shipper. Hourly pay + potential for production bonus for some positions. No experience necessary. We will train.

BINDERY OPERATOR

Please apply online: https://www.follett.com/careers-apply-now

Classified Sales Representative

Crystal Lake printer seeking a bindery person.

Previous experience with folders & cutters required.

Please submit resumes to hr@mcgrathprint.com Caregiver

Give Care

Shaw Media has an exciting full-time opportunity!

Bring Joy

Experienced Caregiver Positions Seasonal & On-Going Flexible Work Schedules Days, Nights, Weekends 10 to 40 hours per week HOLIDAY HIRING BONUS Use code HERALD Apply at: http://va175.ersp.biz/employment Visiting Angels is an EEO employer

★ CERTIFIED MARINE TECHNICIAN - FT

Looking for a Mercruiser and Mercury certified technician.

Volvo Penta & Yamaha certifications a plus. Full time with benefits.

★ JR. MARINE MECHANIC - FT

No marine certifications required, we will train the right candidate. Must have mechanical aptitude and willingness to become Mercruise marine certified. Full time with benefits.

Jerry's Majestic Marine Service Please email resume and cover letter to: customerservice@jerrysmajestic.com Estimator

Exp. teacher offering before and after care; openings in CL home. Reasonable rates, school age group, south HS area. Sonia: 815-245-5856

MAILBOX & POST SALES & INSTALLATION 815-653-7095 ~ 815-341-7822 www.mailboxpostman.com

HANDYMAN

Anything to do with Wood

Do you thrive in a fast-paced, progressive environment; enjoy sales and the rewards of helping customers?

If so, join our classified team!

Our Classified Representatives maintain effective customer relations by providing enthusiastic top level customer service and follow up.

Representatives evaluate customer needs to fully utilize our broad spectrum of products to maximize client results. They identify opportunities for growth within an existing customer base and assure profitability by achieving sales goals. Representatives are responsible for the sales of classified ads in our daily and weekly newspapers and web sites primarily using the telephone; but also using email, Internet, and other technology. This requires aggressive interaction with potential and current clients.

The successful candidate for this position will thrive in a fast paced, heavy call volume, and deadline driven environment. Dependability and a demonstrated ability to handle multiple priorities quickly and accurately are a must.

Experienced Structural Steel Estimator

We can Fix or Replace Doors and Windows

JANITOR

Licensed, Bonded, Insured. 815-355-5297 POLISH LADY Will Clean Your Home/Office

FREE ESTIMATES, Great References. 224-858-4515

Job requirements include a high school diploma, minimum typing skills of 40-50 wpm, basic use of Microsoft Office (Word & Excel), and must possess excellent verbal and written communication skills. Some college preferred and those with classified sales experience preferred.

Please email resume to: recruiting@hhdevcorp.com Fax to: 312-268-1035 Online: https://app.hireology.com/jobs/9716/details#

Chihuahua “Poncho”

Shaw Media offers a comprehensive benefit package, including medical, dental, vision and 401(k) with company match.

Position includes health insurance & 401k Email resume: sales@adamssteelservice.com or call: 815-385-9100 Adams Steel Service, Inc - McHenry

HHDC, a multi-state leader in quality affordable housing and community development is seeking a full time Janitor for an apartment complex in Woodstock, IL.

EOE Principals only -- No Recruiters.

Kathy's Office & Home Cleaning Service

Check out the

Male, short hair, brown with black tips.

Lost Thursday evening, November 17 near Pleasant St in Woodstock.

815-575-0646 or 815-575-0647

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Qualified candidates may submit a cover letter and resume to:

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WOODSTOCK

LOST CAR KEYS! Lost In Angelos & Dollar Tree Parking Lot On 120 In Mchenry! Keys On Red Lanyard.

224-656-4932 FOUND MALE WHITE PAPILLION DOG w/black and white markings in the vincinity of Barrington Hills and Algonquin Border. Please contant Barrington Hills Police Dept. or Paw's Animal Hospital in Algonquin.

847-854-1526

PRAYER to the BLESSED VIRGIN (Never Known to Fail)

HARVARD ESTATE SALE

Friday & Saturday 10AM - 4PM

Christmas Collector/Decorator Selling x-mas ornaments, décor and trees including Radko Ornaments. Also Waterford, Orrefors and Steuben Crystal Objects, Stemware and Lamps. Limoge Fitz & Floyd. Furniture including 2 Br. Sets, Sofa, Loveseat, Accent Tables, Dining Rm. Table and Chairs and Much White Wicker.

Exercise equip., Dinnerware and Much More!

463 W Jackson Street

206 E. Roosevelt Thurs. & Fri. Dec. 15 & 16 9AM-3PM

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Be sure to include a photo of your pet, home, auto or merchandise.

Oh, most beautiful flower of Mt. Carmel fruitful vine, splendor of Heaven, Blessed Mother of the Son of God. Immaculate Virgin, assist me in my necessity. Oh star of the sea, help me and show me here you are my Mother. Oh Holy Mary, Mother of God Queen of Heaven and Earth, I humbly beseech you from the bottom of my heart to succor me in my necessity (make request).

There are none which can withstand your power.

O Mary conceived without sin pray for us who have recourse to thee. (three times) Holy Mary, I place this prayer in your hands (three times) Say this prayer for three consecutive days and then you must publish and it will be granted to you.

Grateful Thanks F. S. TWO AUCTIONS IN ONE December 17th 8512 S Union Rd, Union, IL 9am: Household items (live) 10:30am: Antiques, Collectibles, Craftsman Tools (live and online) Tools, Coin Op, Toys, Trains, Lighting, Military, Artwork, Glassware, Clocks, Furniture, More! www.donleyauctions.com The Illinois Classified Advertising Network (ICAN) provides advertising of a national appeal. To advertise in this section, please call ICAN directly at 217-241-1700. We recommend discretion when responding. Please refer questions & comments directly to ICAN.

Call to advertise 877-264-2527 Or place your ad online nwherald.com/placeanad

Harvard Heated Barn Sale WED-SUN

8:30-6

See Pics @ EstateSales.net Kathy's Estate Sales Liquidation & Consignments 847-363-4814

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Call to advertise in the At Your Service directory.

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Wonder Lake

Holiday Sale

FRI, SAT, SUN 8AM-6PM

Advertise here for a successful garage sale!

Friday & Saturday 8327 Mason Hill Rd. Woodstock 9am - 3pm Numbers at 8:30am Cash, Visa & MasterCard

Call 877-264-2527

Boys Bike - Mongoose, Model Stormer

Silver, very good condition. 815-236-5076 Entertainment Center & Little Shelf Unit. 5011 Abbington, Mchenry. At End Of Driveway.

Free To Good Home – 1Y/O Lion Head Rabbit.

W/ Cage. Inside Rabbit. 815-790-3035 FREE TO GOOD HOME! Lyon & Healy Upright Piano. You Haul.

815-529-9162

Organ - Baldwin, Works Good

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48 - Star Flag Collection 3 x 5 Framed – Mint Condition. 5 x 9 Folded Casket Flag of WWII KIA & Gold Star Patch W/ Provenance From President FDR; Includes Map Of Original Interment In Attu, Aleutians. A Few Other 10in x 14in Framed. ALL For $200; Will Split.

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How should South play in six clubs after a trump lead with East following suit?

If North had rebid two hearts, it would have been forcing for one round, so the jump to three hearts was a splinter bid: good club support, the values for at least game and a singleton (or void) in hearts. South used Roman Key Card Blackwood, learning that his partner had three aces and no kings.

The secret of success is the strength of the spade spots at South’s command. He draws the last trump and plays the spade two to dummy’s ace. Assuming no honor appears, South returns to his hand with a heart to the ace and leads his spade eight, planning to cover West’s card as cheaply as possible. Here, though, when West discards, declarer runs the eight to East’s nine.

Suppose East shifts to his diamond queen. South wins on the board, leads the spade queen and ruffs East’s king, trumps the heart seven, plays the spade 10 and ruffs East’s jack, crosses to dummy with a trump and discards his diamond loser on the now-high spade seven.

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PUBLIC NOTICE STATE OF ILLINOIS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE TWENTY-SECOND JUDICAL CIRCUIT MCHENRY COUNTYIN PROBATE IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF CAROL CARLISLE DECEASED CASE NO. 16PR000373 CLAIM NOTICE Notice is given of the death of CAROL CARLISLE of: WOODSTOCK, IL Letters of Office were issued on 12/8/16 Representative KENNETH CARLISLE 420 DARTMOOR DR CRYSTAL LAKE, IL 60014 whose attorney is HAMER SCHUH & CUDA 101 E VAN BUREN ST WOODSTOCK, IL 60098 Claims against the estate may be filed within six months from the date of first publication. Any claim not filed within six months from the date of first publication or claims not filed within three months from the date of mailing or delivery of Notice to Creditor, whichever is later, shall be barred.

Claims may be filed in the Office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court at the McHenry County Government Center, 2200 North Seminary Avenue, Woodstock, Illinois, 60098 or with the representative or both.

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Deceased Case No. 16PR000374 CLAIM NOTICE Notice is given of the death of: RUTH ANN MCCARTHY of: ALDEN, IL Letters of office were issued on: 12/8/2016 to: Representitive: TERENCE DAVID MCCARTHY N1665 WOODDALE RD LAKE GENEVA,WI 53147 whose attorney is: CAMPION CURRAN LAMB & CUNABAUGH 8600 ROUTE 14 SUITE 201 CRYSTAL LAKE, IL 60012 Claims against the estate may be filed within six months from the date of first publication. Any claim not filed within six months from the date of first publication or claims not filed within three months from the date of mailing or delivery of Notice to Creditor, whichever is later, shall be barred.

Claims may be filed in the office of the Clerk of Circuit Court at the McHenry County Government Center, 2200 North Seminary Avenue.

Woodstock, Illinois, 60098, or with the representative, or both.

Copies of claims filed with the Clerk must be mailed or delivered to the representative and to his attorney within ten days after it has been filed. /s/Katherine M Keefe Clerk of the Circuit Court

public Any not filed within six months from the date of first publication or claims not filed within three months from the date of mailing or delivery of Notice to Creditor, whichever is later, shall be barred.

Claims may be filed in the office of the Clerk of Circuit Court at the McHenry County Government Center, 2200 North Seminary Avenue, Woodstock, Illinois, 60098, or with the representative, or both.

Copies of claims filed with the Clerk must be mailed or delivered to the representative and to his attorney within ten days after it has been filed. /s/ Katherine M. Keefe Clerk of the Circuit Court (Published in the Northwest Herald, on December 16, 23, 20 2016) 1252329

PUBLIC NOTICE TO: RESIDENTS OF THE GREENWOOD DRAINAGE DISTRICT

NOTICE is hereby given that the Financial Report of the Greenwood Drainage District No. 1 from December 1, 2015 through November 30, 2016 is on file with the Circuit Court Clerk of McHenry County, 2200 Seminary Avenue, Woodstock, Illinois. Any objections to the Report must be filed with the Circuit Court within 10 days after the date of this published notice.

(Published in the Northwest Herald Leonard Schultz on December 16, 23, 30, 2016) Keith Weingart 1252335 John Heider Being Commissioners of the District

PUBLIC NOTICE

STATE OF ILLINOIS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE TWENTY-SECOND JUDICAL CIRCUIT MCHENRY COUNTY -IN PROBATE In the Matter of the Estate of LEONARD D ACKERMAN Deceased, CLAIM NOTICE Case No. 16PR000375 Notice is given of the death of:

(Published in the Northwest Herald December 16, 2016) 1252349

PUBLIC NOTICE

LEGAL NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING #2016-045 IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION OF TERRENCE F. LOUGHMAN AND MARY E. LOUGHMAN, OWNERS, FOR AN AMENDMENT OF THE UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT ORDINANCE OF McHENRY COUNTY, of: HARVARD, IL ILLINOIS FOR A RECLASSIFICATION Letters of office were issued on: 11/17/2016 AND VARIATIONS (Published in the Northwest Herald to LEONARD D ACKERMAN Notice is hereby given in on December 16, 23, 30, 2016) Representitive: compliance with the McHenry 1252351 County Unified Development OrdiPAMELA K ACKERMAN nance, that a public hearing will be 5013 RINGWOOD RD before the McHenry County held RINGWOOD, IL 60072 PUBLIC NOTICE Zoning Board of Appeals, in conwhose attorney is: nection with this Ordinance, which FlLLER & ASSOCIATES STATE OF ILLINOIS would result in a reclassification 3901 N ROUTE 23 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF and variations for the following PO BOX 115 THE TWENTY-SECOND JUDICAL described real estate.

MARENGO, IL 60152 CIRCUIT MCHENRY COUNTY Claims against the estate may be THAT PART OF THE FRACTIONAL -IN PROBATE filed within six months from the EAST HALF OF THE FRACTIONAL In the Matter of the Estate of RUTH ANN MCCARTHY date of first publication. Any claim SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION D ed

17, TOWNSHIP 43 NORTH, RANGE 9 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: BEGINNING AT A POINT ON THE WEST LINE OF SAID FRACTIONAL EAST HALF OF THE FRACTIONAL SOUTHEAST QUARTER, 50 FEET SOUTH OF THE SOUTH LINE OF EXCY DRIVE AS LAID OUT IN BAY VIEW SUBDIVISION EXTENDED WEST, SAID POINT BEING 1214.4 FEET NORTH OF THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF SAID FRACTIONAL EAST HALF OF THE FRACTIONAL SOUTHEAST QUARTER; THENCE EAST ON A LINE 50 FEET SOUTH OF AND PARALLEL WITH THE SOUTH LINE OF EXCY DRIVE EXTENDED WEST, 125 FEET; THENCE SOUTH ON A LINE PARALLEL WITH THE WEST LINE OF SAID FRACTIONAL EAST HALF OF THE FRACTIONAL SOUTHEAST QUARTER, 165 FEET; THENCE WEST ON A LINE PARALLEL WITH THE SOUTH LINE OF EXCY DRIVE EXTENDED WEST, 125 FEET TO THE WEST LINE OF SAID FRACTIONAL EAST HALF OF THE FRACTIONAL SOUTHEAST QUARTER; THENCE NORTH 165 FEET TO THE PLACE OF BEGINNING, EXCEPTING THE NORTHERLY 5.0 FEET THEREOF; TOGETHER WITH THE RIGHT TO USE THE 20 FOOT ROAD LYING EAST OF SAID ABOVE DESCRIBED PREMISES FOR INGRESS AND EGRESS TO AND FROM SAID PREMISES AND THE RIGHT TO USE THE 50 FOOT ROAD BEING AN EXTENSION OF EXCY DRIVE WEST TO JOIN THE SAID 20 FOOT ROAD ABOVE REFERRED TO, FOR INGRESS AND EGRESS TO AND FROM THE ABOVE DESCRIBED PREMISES, IN MCHENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS. PIN #20-17-476-019 The subject property is located approximately 370 feet west of the intersection of Excy Drive and Gardner Road, with a common address of 302 Gardner Road, Fox River Grove, Illinois, in Algonquin Township.

The subject property is presently zoned “A-1” Agriculture District and consists of approximately .46 acres with “A-1” zoning to the North and the Village of Fox River Grove to the South, East, and West.

The Petitioners are requesting reclassification of the subject property from “A-1” Agriculture District to “R1” Single-Family Residential District. The Petitioners further request Variations 1) to allow a lot size of .46 acres instead of the minimum .50 acres required, 2) to allow zero (0) feet of road frontage instead of the minimum one hundred (100) feet required, 3) to allow a setback of six point zero four (6.04) feet

point (6 4) from the west property line instead of the minimum twenty (20) feet required, and 4) to allow a setback of eighteen point thirty-two (18.32) feet from the north property line instead of the minimum twenty (20) feet required.

The Petitioners presently reside at 302 Gardner Road, Fox River Grove, Illinois.

A hearing on this Petition will be held on the 5th day of January, 2017 at 1:30 P.M. in Conference Room C at the McHenry County Government Center/Ware Rd. Administration Building, 2200 N. Seminary Avenue, Woodstock, Illinois at which time and place any person desiring to be heard may be present.

DATED THIS 9th DAY OF December, 2016.

By: Richard Kelly Jr., Chairman, McHenry County Zoning Board of Appeals, 2200 N. Seminary Avenue, Woodstock, IL 60098 (Published in the Northwest Herald on December 16, 2016) 1252356

PUBLIC NOTICE ASSUMED NAME PUBLICATION NOTICE Public Notice is hereby given that on November 28, 2016, a certificate was filed in the Office of the County Clerk of McHenry County, Illinois, setting forth the names and post-office address of all of the persons owning, conducting and transacting the business known as CAPTIVATE SALON & SPA INC.

CLASSIFIED 39 ty Clerk of McHenry County, Illinois, setting forth the names and post-office address of all of the persons owning, conducting and transacting the business known as Paleo-Tech located at: 111 Erick St. #130 Crystal Lake, IL 60014 Dated December 5, 2016 /s/ Mary E. McClellan McHenry County Clerk (Published in the Northwest Herald on December 9, 16, 23, 2016) 1250689

PUBLIC NOTICE ASSUMED NAME PUBLICATION NOTICE Public Notice is hereby given that on November 22, 2016, a certificate was filed in the Office of the County Clerk of McHenry County, Illinois, setting forth the names and post-office address of all of the persons owning, conducting and transacting the business known as SUBURBAN COMPUTER TECHS located at: 5612 S ILLINOIS RTE 31 UNIT E CRYSTAL LAKE IL 60014 Dated November 22, 2016 /s/ Mary E. McClellan McHenry County Clerk

located at: 8505 REDTAIL DR., UNIT H LAKEWOOD, IL 60014

(Published in the Northwest Herald on December 2, 9, 16, 2016) 1246380 Get Bears news Dated November 28, 2016 on Twitter by following @bears_insider /s/ Mary E. McClellan Don't worry McHenry County Clerk

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Crystal Lake Central’s Frank Carone (left) wrestles Crystal Lake South’s Shahyan Malik at 160 pounds Thursday at South. Central won, 43-24.

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WRESTLING: CRYSTAL LAKE CENTRAL 43, CRYSTAL LAKE SOUTH 24

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By JOHN WILKINSON

jwilkinson@shawmedia.com CRYSTAL LAKE – In the aftermath of a comfortable win over their cross-town conference rival, Crystal Lake Central wrestling coach Justen Lehr had a long talk with his team. Lehr looked calm and didn’t yell but seemed to make his point, which he said later was that he wasn’t completely happy with the way the win had been achieved.

Central won nine of 14 classes for a 4324 Fox Valley Conference win over the Gators on Thursday at South, but Lehr thought the Tigers let too many bonus points get away.

The coach began by acknowledging some might think he sounded crazy.

“There’s hidden points in wrestling,” Lehr said. “We had three tech falls, if we get pins when we know we have guys on their back, we lost a win, it’s like giving them a win back. If we expect to get where we need to get and be a special team like we’ve had, those things can’t happen. I think we had six guys have their guys on their back and we didn’t get pins. That can’t happen.

“It’s frustrating, we take a few steps forward, but somehow we always find a way to take a step back, and it’s different guys each time. I just wanted to let them know that can’t happen. We have to keep progressing.”

Central got pins from Austin Ernd (132 pounds), Brenden Parks (152) and Brock Montford (113).

“I just did the moves that I was taught, and I was doing everything I was planning coming up to the match,” Parks, a freshman, said. “So I guess when it came to go time, I was ready.”

However, as Lehr said, there were plenty more matches in which Central was in control but didn’t quite get the fall. Lenny Petersen (138), Braden Bisram (170) and Liam O’Donnell (182) won by tech fall. Connor Burns (126) won by major decision, while Eduardo Diaz

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Crystal Lake South’s Matthew Lancero (bottom) and Crystal Lake Central’s Austin Ernd wrestle at 132 pounds during Thursday’s Fox Valley Conference dual meet at South. Ernd won by pin, and Central won the dual, 43-24.

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Parks had one of Central’s three pins, needing 1:18 to win by fall over Cameron DeLeon.

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Crystal Lake Central coach Justen Lehr thought the familiarity between the schools might have led to some of his guys not totally finishing off matches. “I know it’s Crystal Lake South – these guys know each other; some of them went to school together. ... I told them you can be buddies afterwards,” Lehr said.

(145) won by a six-point minor decision and Seamus O’Donnell (195) won a minor decision by five points.

Still, the Tigers got the win and improved to 7-2 overall and 5-0 in conference duals.

“It’s a beautiful thing,” Burns said.

“You take it dual by dual; you don’t look too far ahead; you don’t look forward to it; you take it match by match.

For South, despite the loss, there were some positives to be found.

The Gators (10-5, 3-2) got a win by fall from Joel Bennett (120) to open the match and got two more pins from Peyton Timmons (106) and Dom Bolanos (220). Shahyan Malik (160) and Noah Laney (285) each had strong third periods to win by decision.

“In the grand scheme of things – and we have a lot of the same kids we had last year – it honestly comes down to getting more time on the mat.” Gators coach Ross Ryan said. “A lot of them were deer in headlights, first-year varsity last year, and it showed. This year, they know what to expect. ...

“In the grand scheme of things, where we’re at, we’re 10-5 on the season now.

Last year, we were 3-24. So there’s so many positives to it, but then there’s the typical coach and my instincts of ‘I want more, I want more,’ and I know they’re capable of more.

“I think we were just out-toughed tonight. ... In my head, I think on paper, we could have maybe got two more matches out of our side. Unfortunately, it didn’t work out that way. But again, when you look at it from the grand scheme, especially from last year to this year, things are rolling in the right direction, which is something I can commend them on all day.”

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… I know Cary-Grove is rebuilding their program, with a new coach, so they’re kind of starting from scratch. But they have time. They’ll be back up here quickly.”

It wasn’t all Jacobs on Thursday, as the bottom of C-G’s lineup – 195 and 285 pounds – did its job. Cadin Koeppel and Andrew Stokes found ways to end their matches by pin in the first round. Adam Pinter (pin) and Hayden Hill (by tech fall) also got victories for the Trojans (0-5 FVC).

Loren Strickland (182 pounds) picked up Jacobs’ only win by pin at 3:47, while John Ridle at 126 (7-2 decision) and Cole Patrician at 145 (9-1 major decision) also had victories for the Golden Eagles.

The losses to Central and Huntley have motivated a number of Jacobs wrestlers.

“I think we took those losses pretty hard, honestly,” Patrician said. “We have been going all out and pushing ourselves even harder in practice to prepare for these last couple of meets. It’s tough to lose at any point, but you want any weaknesses you have to come out early in the season so you have time to correct them and make sure you’re where you need to be at the end.”

years, going 32-0.

Rachel Dumoulin led Hampshire with 11 points, hitting two free throws with 49 seconds remaining, and Sarah Bowen made three free throws down the stretch to seal the win.

Huntley has won the past three FVC Valley Proud Sponsor of titles and is one of four teams with one loss Athlete of the Week in conference play, along with McHenry, Hampshire and Cary-Grove. in the FVC. Before Huntley’s run, C-G won the previous 4. McHenry (6-4): The Warriors drop a spot after losing to Huntley and won’t see the four conference titles.

Role reversal: Johnsburg’s 47-28 KishwauRed Raiders again until February. Before losing to Huntley, McHenry beat Dundee-Crown, kee River Conference win against Burlington Central on Wednesday put the Skyhawks in 59-42, getting a career-high 19 points – and sole possession of first place at 5-0, dropping three 3s – from sophomore Izzy Gscheidle. the Rockets to 3-1 – their first conference McHenry is 4-1 in the FVC. 4. Cary-Grove (6-5): The Trojans are 4-1 in loss in four-plus years.

The Skyhawks, who went 28-4 last season the FVC with their only loss to Huntley. C-G and were a win away from the school’s first beat Jacobs, 52-47, and Conant, 47-36, last trip to the Class 3A state semifinals, entered week and hosts Hampshire on Friday. the season as the KRC favorite, and Wednes5. Hampshire (6-3): The Whip-Purs have day’s win was a big step toward the title. won three in a row overall, and last week The Rockets were allowing only 25.4 points handed Huntley its first conference loss since a game entering Wednesday. Johnsburg’s 47 the 2012-13 season. They also beat Crystal points are the most Burlington Central has Lake South, 32-23, and are 3-1 in the FVC. given up through eight games.

Burlington Central lost all five starters from NOTEWORTHY last season to graduation, with four playing in End of a streak: Huntley’s 34-30 loss to college, and Johnsburg looks poised to take Hampshire last week ended a streak of 34 advantage in the seven-team conference. straight FVC victories for the Red Raiders dating to the 2012-13 season. Huntley had not The Skyhawks have four losses, but all have lost a conference game over the past three come against some of the top Class 4A teams

in the state: Fremd, Rolling Meadows, Rock Island and Hersey.

“It’s a much different team than we’ve faced (in recent years),” Skyhawks coach Brad Frey said of Burlington Central. “It’s a different team, but you know what? Deep down, they’re the same. They don’t have the same players, but they play the same way.

They play hard, and you know you are in for a fight every time.”

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Bush, normally a junior varsity wrestler, got a chance with the varsity and avoided several pin attempts in his tech fall loss to save Jacobs a point in the team’s win.

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Regular junior varsity wrestlers that Jacobs had in its varsity starting lineup Thursday against Cary-Grove

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Jacobs and C-G have extended breaks from Fox Valley Conference action. The Golden Eagles (21 days until their next FVC dual) will compete in the Lake Park Classic and the Al Dvorak Invitational at Harlem. The Trojans (23 days) will take part in the Wheaton North quad and the Whitewater-Mid States Classic in Wisconsin. the mat.”

One of those newcomers who got an opportunity to prove himself was sophomore Tyler Braet, whose match at 113 pounds was the most entertaining of the night. With time winding off the clock

Inside Girls Basketball ATHLETE OF THE WEEK KATIE SOWA Cary-Grove, jr., F Sowa led the Trojans in two victories last week after Huntley handed the Trojans their first Fox Valley Conference loss of the season.

The 6-foot junior forward scored 19 points, going 5 of 6 from the free-throw line, in a 52-47 win over Jacobs on Friday, and followed it with 21 points in a 47-36 nonconference win against Conant.

Against Conant, she made one 3-pointer and was 6 of 7 from the free-throw line.

Sowa leads the Trojans (6-5, 4-1 FVC) with 15.7 points, 6.7 rebounds and 2.3 steals a game.

NORTHWEST HERALD POWER RANKINGS 1. Johnsburg (8-4): The Skyhawks have won 7 of 8 and lead the Kishwaukee River Conference at 5-0. Johnsburg’s Aannah Interrante scored 21 points in a win against Woodstock and 20 in a win against Burlington Central, sinking four 3-pointers in both games.

2. Huntley (4-4): The Red Raiders handed McHenry its first FVC loss, 44-39, but also lost to Hampshire, 34-30. Brown commit Morgan Clausen had 10 points against Hampshire and 14 against McHenry. Huntley is 3-1

WHAT TO WATCH Hampshire at Cary-Grove 7 p.m. Friday The Whip-Purs and Trojans are two of four teams in the FVC with only one conference loss.

Northern Illinois Holiday Classic Friday, Saturday, Wednesday and Thursday Ten of the 16 teams in the December Classic are local, including Johnsburg, McHenry, Marian Central, Prairie Ridge, Woodstock, Crystal Lake Central, Marengo, Richmond-Burton, Crystal Lake South and Woodstock North.

Johnsburg won the tournament title last year, defeating McHenry in the championship. Tournament games take place at McHenry, Richmond-Burton and Woodstock.

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CARY – It’s safe to say that had Gary Conrad been able to put Jacobs’ wrestling schedule together, he would have had Crystal Lake Central and Huntley on tap late in the season once his team had a few Fox Valley Conference duals under its belt.

But the Golden Eagles coach also realized those two early defeats allowed his team a chance to learn and grow from mistakes with important tournaments on the horizon.

One such opportunity to grow came as Jacobs took down Cary-Grove, 50-23, Thursday night. The Golden Eagles had several different wrestlers, including some from their junior varsity squad, gain experience and help the team to its third conference win.

“We’re just trying to get better, honestly,” Conrad said. “Of course, you would rather wrestle those two (Huntley and Central) at the end (of the season), but it also allows us to assess where we are right now. The more time these kids get on the mat, the better off we’re going to be. We have a young group, and we’re just trying to get better every time we hit

in the third period and the score tied, Braet found a way to score two points in the final 15 seconds to edge C-G’s Jakob Immer, 5-3.

The win for Braet – in his first varsity match – was Jacobs’ second consecutive on the night, as he followed 106-pounder Justin Peters’ 8-0 major decision.

“There were definitely some nerves throughout the day,” Braet said. “I was freaking out throughout the day but also knew if I stuck to my game plan and listened to my coaches, I would be able to come away with a win and help the team. I worked my hardest and pushed through and got the [win].”

Jacobs (8-3, 3-2 FVC) took advantage of five C-G forfeits, but also won five of the nine matches that were contested Thursday.

Conrad knew the Trojans were in rebuild mode, to an extent, this season and thought it would be the perfect chance to see what his youth could provide moving forward.

“We put some of the lower (level) guys up here to get them some experience, some of their first-ever varsity matches, and they did well,” Conrad said. “It’s pretty awesome to see someone like Braet get his first varsity win.

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By JOE STEVENSON

joestevenson@shawmedia.com Basketball practices are going to look a lot different for Richmond-Burton’s boys basketball team next fall.

Two backcourt fixtures will be gone.

Two players who both could finish with 1,000 points for their careers.

Two players who made it so Rockets coach Brandon Creason rarely was concerned with teams applying fullJake Kaufman court pressure.

Creason readily admits he has been spoiled with having Blaine Bayer and Jake Kaufman for three-plus years.

“It’s not lost on me how fortunate I am,” Blaine Bayer Creason said. “(Next year) I thought, ‘Geez, I’m going to have to think about this again.’ ” Bayer became starting point guard as a freshman, and Kaufman was one of R-B’s first players off the bench that season. They played on Big Northern Conference East Division champions their first two seasons, then, last season when injuries decimated their roster, kept the Rockets competitive.

Although Bayer (5-foot-8) and Kaufman (5-10) have played significant roles on teams that have gone 57-37 before Thursday’s game against Burlington Central and won two division titles, there is unfinished business.

“We still haven’t won a (Class 3A) re-

Holiday tournaments

Marian Central – will play in Jacobs’ Hinkle Holiday Classic, which starts A look at where local boys basketball teams Saturday, then resumes Thursday and Dec. 23, then finishes Dec. 26 and 27. are playing in holiday tournaments: Creason knew he had something speJacobs Hinkle Holiday Classic cial when this year’s senior group came Dec. 17, 22, 23, 26 and 27 to R-B. Joey St. Pierre, the Rockets’ 6-9 Local teams: Jacobs, Cary-Grove, Crystal center, gave them a presence inside, Lake South, Johnsburg, Marian Central and while Bayer, Kaufman and Jesse HillPrairie Ridge Male could handle the ball and shoot.

Marengo E.C. Nichols Tournament St. Pierre transferred to La Lumiere, Dec. 22, 23, 26, 27 and 28 a prep school in La Porte, Indiana, last Local teams: Marengo, Crystal Lake season, then came back home last DeCentral, Richmond-Burton, Woodstock and cember. Hill-Male’s junior and senior Woodstock North seasons were wiped out by knee injuDeKalb Chuck Dayton Tournament ries.

Now, with St. Pierre back in the midDec. 26-30 dle, and Bayer and Kaufman leading the Local teams: Hampshire, Huntley way, the Rockets are a threat to win the York Jack Tosh Holiday Tournament Kishwaukee River Conference.

Dec. 26-30 “It’s been great. Blaine and I have Local team: McHenry always played together since grade Wheeling Hardwood Classic school,” Kaufman said. “I’m happy Dec. 27-30 with [our careers]. I’m so happy Coach Local team: Dundee-Crown Creason had the faith to bring us up our Alden-Hebron Tournament freshman year. We got used to playing Dec. 27-29 with everyone at that level as soon as Local teams: Alden-Hebron, Faith Lutheran possible.” and Harvard Creason saw a fearlessness in those freshmen that told him they were ready. gional title,” Bayer said, “which is some- He considered Bayer the best ballhanthing we really want to do. That’s a main dler in town, regardless of age, and said neither guard was intimidated by the focus, even though it’s so long away.” older players.

The next dates on R-B’s list come at “When Blaine was in eighth grade, Marengo’s E.C. Nichols Tournament, I heard he was too small, but I never which will be played Thursday, Dec. 23, cared about that,” Creason said. “He 26, 27 and 28. Crystal Lake Central, R-B, has tremendous feel. He senses guys; he Woodstock, Woodstock North and the does things you can’t teach. I liked the host Indians are the local teams playing fact that he wasn’t afraid to embarrass there. older players when he was a freshman.”

Six local teams – Cary-Grove, CrysIt helped that Sam Kaufman, Jake’s tal Lake South, Jacobs, Johnsburg and older brother by two years, often shot

with them. So the older players had a bridge to the younger ones.

“It was just competing on the basketball floor,” Bayer said. “I don’t want to lose when I’m out there against anybody.”

Bayer will finish his career with six varsity letters, four in basketball, two in football. He used the spring season to work on basketball, playing with Chicago Vizion’s travel program. Before that, he received instruction from Cerci Mahone, Darryl Rayfield and Steve Preston.

Kaufman will finish with 10 varsity letters, four in basketball, four in baseball and two in football (as a sophomore and junior).

“These two have been around so long, I make references to older teams with guys like Mike Kaska and Brian Wells and Danny Rygiel,” Creason said.

“These guys played with them.”

R-B has a chance at having three career 1,000-point scorers on the same team. Heading into Thursday’s game, Bayer had 916, Kaufman had 696 and St. Pierre had 691.

Creason frequently hears from NCAA Division III coaches about Bayer, whose quickness, ballhandling and 3-point skills are drawing interest.

Kaufman has not yet decided whether he will try college basketball.

“They’ve been two guys you can rely on, which is nice,” Creason said. “I take it for granted that we’re going to be able to get the ball down the floor (against pressure). None of the older kids complained about those kids being up (three years ago). It’s hard to complain when they’re as good as they are.”

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der of the Blue Streaks’ wins came by forfeit.

McHenry 51, Dundee-Crown 9: At Sophomores Jace Sparks (120 pounds) and Trey Piotrowski (138) each recorded McHenry, the Warriors improved to 7-4 pins for Prairie Ridge on Thursday in a overall and 3-2 in the Fox Valley Confer39-24 nonconference wrestling victory ence with the victory.

Huntley 52, Hampshire 25: At Hampover Woodstock in Woodstock.

Kyle Koelblinger (145), Drake Regen- shire, the Red Raiders earned an FVC hardt (152) and Nick Fetzner (170) all had win to improve to 12-4 on the season. major decisions for the Wolves, while Sam Ilkow (113), Trey Fowler (132) and BOYS BASKETBALL Marengo 85, North Boone 36: At MarenDean Reid (160) each won by decision.

Ilkow joined the team Wednesday and go, Mike Volkening scored 26 points won his first high school varsity match with three 3s to lead the Indians to a by decision, 15-10. Sparks’ pin came in nonconference win. Blaine Borhart (18 points), who was 5 of 5 from the free1:44, and Piotrowski’s pin came in 2:11.

Connor Menzel (182) had Woodstock’s throw line, and Connor Wascher (11 only pin in the third period. The remain- points) also scored in double figures for

Marengo (6-1).

Wascher made three 3s, and Aidan Kirchner had six points on two 3s.

Woodstock 81, Harvard 44: At Woodstock, Matt Shook and Mike Gardner each scored 14 points for the Blue Streaks in a Kishwaukee River Conference victory. Woodstock (3-4, 1-1 KRC) ended a four-game skid with the win, while the Hornets fell to 3-4 overall and 0-1 in the KRC.

each had nine points to lead the Trojans to an FVC win. Clarke had three 3s for C-G (5-3, 2-2 FVC), while Sam Carhart had seven points and Colin Baily had six.

Brad Stec and Tariq Burns had 10 points apiece to lead the Chargers (2-7, 1-3).

GIRLS BASKETBALL Wednesday’s late result Burlington Central 70, Richmond-Burton Carmel 61, Marian Central 29: At Mun-

52: At Richmond, R-B lost a KRC game delein, the Hurricanes lost to Carmel in to fall to 3-5 overall and 1-1 in the con- East Suburban Catholic action. Junior Vannessa Garrelts led the Hurricanes ference.

(5-5, 0-2 ESCC) with seven points and one Wednesday’s late result Cary-Grove 38, Dundee-Crown 33: At 3-pointer, Grace Shukis had six points, Cary, Zach Beaugureau and Dan Clarke and Emily Radecki added five points.

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For three former Gators, Friday night presents a shot at a championship.

A trio of former Crystal Lake South football players have been key contributors for the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh football team, which will play in the Amos Alonzo Stagg Bowl – the NCAA Division III national championship – at 6 p.m. Friday in Salem, Virginia.

The Titans take on the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor (Texas) in what is the first Stagg Bowl appearance for UW-Oshkosh.

South graduates Reese Dziedzic, Steve Forner and Brad Walovitch have played in all 14 games this season for

this season. Zornow, a freshman kicker, has not seen any action.

The Titans (13-1) reached the Stagg Bowl by beating John Carroll University (Ohio), 10-3, Saturday. They are making only their third NCAA postseason appearance. They have won nine consecutive games heading into Friday’s matchup.

“It’s super exciting Steve Forner right now,” Dziedzic said. “I’ve never been past the quarterfinals, even in high school.

Our mood has been ecstatic. You come to the stadium every day, and everyone’s just Brad Walovitch Photo courtesy of Doug Sundin/UW Oshkosh ready to go.”

UW-Oshkosh linebacker Reese Dziedzic is one of three Crystal Lake South graduates on Mary Hardin-Baythe Titans’ defense. Oshkosh will play for the Division III national championship Friday. lor (14-0) is a perennial D-III contender that has yet to win a championship. the Titans’ defense. All three seniors during those two seasons.

The Crusaders will make their second graduated from South in 2012.

Also on the Oshkosh roster are Stagg Bowl appearance after losing the They were members of the 2010 and Huntley graduates Jason Wright and title game in 2004. Since the 2004 run, 2011 South teams that reached back-to- Mike Zornow. Wright, a junior offenSee COLLEGE FOOTBALL, page 8 back state quarterfinals and went 21-3 sive lineman, has played in one game

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they have made four semifinal appearances and four quarterfinal appearances but have not made it back to the championship game until this year.

For the first time since that 2004 season, neither Wisconsin-Whitewater nor Mount Union will be crowned the D-III champion. UW-Whitewater has won six titles in that span, and Mount Union has won five. Mary Hardin-Baylor beat Mount Union, the defending champion, 14-12, in the semifinals.

Dziedzic, a linebacker for Oshkosh,

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has 87 tackles, two sacks and had one interception in 14 games this season.

This week he was named to the D-III All-America second team by the American Football Coaches Association.

Forner, also a linebacker, made 61 tackles and two sacks. Walovitch, a defensive back, has 27 tackles and one interception.

“We’ve got a lot of selfless players,” Dziedzic said of the Titans’ defense.

“There’s no guy who’s getting angry because he’s not getting any reps. The younger guys really want to send us (seniors) off and try to help us reach our goals.”

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After three years that resulted in 10 with a 24-3 victory over the Los Angeles victories, MacIntyre led the 11th-ranked Rams on Thursday night.

Buffaloes to a 10-win season, a spot Seattle claimed its third NFC West in the Pac-12 Championship game and title in four seasons, assuring itself of even onto the fringes of the national-title at least one home game in the playoffs conversation for a week or two. Colorado and keeping the pressure on Detroit in the competition for the No. 2 seed in the also will make its first bowl appearance since 2007.

NFC and a first-round bye. Seattle also For that, MacIntyre is The Associated snapped a three-game losing streak to Press college football Coach of the Year. the Rams.

He received 109 points and 25 first-place It wasn’t an impressive display by votes from the AP college football poll Seattle (9-4-1) but was far better than Sunday when the Seahawks were blown panel, while Penn State’s James Franklin was second with 98 and 16. Alabama’s out by Green Bay with Wilson throwing Nick Saban was third with 57 and 13. five interceptions.

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Milwaukee led by at least eight the rest of the way.

The Bucks’ biggest lead of the night was 27 on a dunk by Tony Snell that made it 58-31 with 3:40 left in the second quarter.

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Bears practice outdoors; record cold likely Sunday

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kfishbain@profootballweekly.com LAKE FOREST – For those who haven’t heard, it’s going to be cold Sunday for Bears-Packers.

In a stunning turn of events, the high for Sunday in Chicago is forecast to hover around zero. What is unique is that the Bears and Packers have to play in what might be the coldest game in Bears franchise history.

Single-digit temperatures Thursday at Halas Hall prepared the Bears for Sunday’s sub-zero weather. Coach John Fox had the team spend an hour and 15 minutes practicing outside.

“We don’t have all the same heating elements that we do during the game,” he said. “Those are a little more sophisticated than the little blow heaters we use in practice. But all in all, I think it was a good rehearsal. Guys adapted and

focused pretty well.”

With the team’s record at 3-10, the main source of intrigue heading into Sunday – at least, based on conversations in the locker room after the cold practice – is which players will wear sleeves during the game.

“I ain’t wearing sleeves,” said Pernell McPhee. “As a D-lineman, as a front-seven guy, as a guy who plays defense, I think it’s a sign of weakness, but I ain’t wearing no sleeves. I don’t know about everybody else. “... I’m at combat. I ain’t got time to think about sleeves. I’m gonna go out there sleeveless, and that’s how I’m going to play.”

Fox won’t be impressed by any of his players going the no-sleeves route.

“I’ve told them the macho stuff’s all great, but there comes a point where people might question your intelligence,” he said.

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MILWAUKEE – Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 30 points and Jabari Parker added 28 to lead the Milwaukee Bucks to a 108-97 victory over the Bulls on Thursday night.

Milwaukee led the entire game and held a 24-point advantage early in the fourth quarter but had to hold on to snap a three-game losing streak, its longest of the season.

Antetokounmpo has totaled 88 points and 35 rebounds in his past three games, and Parker has reached at least 27 points in four of his past five.

The Bulls lost for the fifth time in seven games and dropped their third straight on the road despite 21 points from Jimmy Butler and 20 from Dwyane Wade. The Bulls also got 19 points from Taj Gibson in the opener of a home-and-home between the teams on back-to-back nights.

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BUCKS 108, BULLS 97 CHICAGO (97) Gibson 7-11 5-6 19, Lopez 3-6 0-0 6, Rondo 2-6 0-0 5, Butler 6-16 8-10 21, Wade 8-13 4-6 20, McDermott 3-6 0-0 8, Portis 2-6 2-3 6, Felicio 3-4 1-2 7, Valentine 1-6 2-2 5.

Totals 35-74 22-29 97.

MILWAUKEE (108) Antetokounmpo 13-27 2-2 30, Snell 4-10 0-0 9, Parker 11-19 3-7 28, Henson 2-9 0-1 4, Dellavedova 4-7 0-0 9, Teletovic 5-10 0-0 13, Monroe 3-7 1-1 7, Terry 1-2 0-0 3, Brogdon 2-4 1-2 5. Totals 45-95 7-13 108.

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Friday LINE O/U 6½ (218) 1½ (203) 7 (214½) OFF (OFF) 5 (206½) OFF (OFF) 11½ (220) 1½ (208) 7 (207½) 11½ (188)

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North W L T Pct PF Detroit 9 4 0 .692 295 Green Bay 7 6 0 .538 333 Minnesota 7 6 0 .538 258 Bears 3 10 0 .231 221 East W L T Pct PF x-Dallas 11 2 0 .846 340 N.Y. Giants 9 4 0 .692 255 Washington 7 5 1 .577 330 Philadelphia 5 8 0 .385 290 South W L T Pct PF Atlanta 8 5 0 .615 428 Tampa Bay 8 5 0 .615 293 New Orleans 5 8 0 .385 358 Carolina 5 8 0 .385 311 West W L T Pct PF y-Seattle 9 4 1 .679 298 Arizona 5 7 1 .423 299 Los Angeles 4 10 0 .286 197 San Francisco 1 12 0 .077 251 x-clinched playoff spot y-clinched division

PREPS AMERICAN CONFERENCE

PA 268 312 225 290 PA 238 244 317 272 PA 345 296 351 337 PA 235 277 328 393

WEEK 15 Thursday’s Result Seattle 24, Los Angeles 3 Saturday’s Game Miami at N.Y. Jets, 7:25 p.m.

Sunday’s Games Green Bay at Bears, noon Philadelphia at Baltimore, noon Cleveland at Buffalo, noon Detroit at N.Y. Giants, noon Pittsburgh at Cincinnati, noon Tennessee at Kansas City, noon Indianapolis at Minnesota, noon Jacksonville at Houston, noon New Orleans at Arizona, 3:05 p.m.

San Francisco at Atlanta, 3:05 p.m.

New England at Denver, 3:25 p.m.

Oakland at San Diego, 3:25 p.m.

Tampa Bay at Dallas, 7:30 p.m.

Monday’s Game Carolina at Washington, 7:30 p.m.

East W L T New England 11 2 0 Miami 8 5 0 Buffalo 6 7 0 N.Y. Jets 4 9 0 North W L T Pittsburgh 8 5 0 Baltimore 7 6 0 Cincinnati 5 7 1 Cleveland 0 13 0 South W L T Houston 7 6 0 Tennessee 7 6 0 Indianapolis 6 7 0 Jacksonville 2 11 0 West W L T Kansas City 10 3 0 Oakland 10 3 0 Denver 8 5 0 San Diego 5 8 0

PF 349 281 325 229

PA 230 301 301 324

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PF 317 279 268 207

PA 256 237 269 375

Pct .538 .538 .462 .154

PF 229 321 328 240

PA 274 306 333 338

Pct .769 .769 .615 .385

PF 302 358 296 350

PA 255 320 242 347

WEEK 16 Thursday’s Game N.Y. Giants at Philadelphia, 7:25 p.m.

Saturday, Dec. 24 Washington at Bears, noon N.Y. Jets at New England, noon San Diego at Cleveland, noon Miami at Buffalo, noon Tennessee at Jacksonville, noon Minnesota at Green Bay, noon Tampa Bay at New Orleans, noon Atlanta at Carolina, noon Indianapolis at Oakland, 3:05 p.m.

Arizona at Seattle, 3:25 p.m.

San Francisco at Los Angeles, 3:25 p.m.

Cincinnati at Houston,7:25 p.m.

Sunday, Dec. 25 Baltimore at Pittsburgh, 3:30 p.m.

Denver at Kansas City, 7:30 p.m.

Monday, Dec. 26 Detroit at Dallas, 7:30 p.m.

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EASTERN CONFERENCE

Central Division GP W L OT Pts Blackhawks 32 20 8 4 44 Minnesota 29 17 8 4 38 St. Louis 31 17 10 4 38 Winnipeg 33 14 16 3 31 Nashville 29 13 12 4 30 Dallas 32 12 14 6 30 Colorado 28 11 16 1 23 Pacific Division GP W L OT Pts San Jose 30 18 11 1 37 Anaheim 31 16 10 5 37 Edmonton 32 15 12 5 35 Calgary 32 16 14 2 34 Los Angeles 29 15 12 2 32 Arizona 30 11 14 5 27 Vancouver 30 12 16 2 26

GF GA 88 75 85 59 87 87 86 99 86 86 81 100 63 90 GF GA 75 66 87 84 94 88 84 92 78 77 69 93 73 94

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Montreal 29 19 6 4 42 92 64 Ottawa 30 16 11 3 35 73 82 Boston 32 16 13 3 35 77 79 Tampa Bay 30 15 13 2 32 87 84 Florida 31 13 13 5 31 74 86 Detroit 31 13 14 4 30 72 85 Toronto 29 11 11 7 29 83 90 Buffalo 28 11 11 6 28 62 75 Metropolitan Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Pittsburgh 30 20 7 3 43 108 87 N.Y. Rangers 32 21 10 1 43 108 72 Philadelphia 32 19 10 3 41 105 97 Columbus 27 18 5 4 40 90 57 Washington 28 18 7 3 39 76 61 New Jersey 29 12 11 6 30 71 87 Carolina 29 12 11 6 30 77 82 N.Y. Islanders 29 11 13 5 27 77 90 Note: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.

Thursday’s Results Blackhawks 5, N.Y. Islanders 4 Anaheim 4, Boston 3 Arizona 3, Toronto 2 (SO) Los Angeles 4, Detroit 1 St. Louis 5, New Jersey 2 Winnipeg 4, Florida 3 (SO) Minnesota 5, Nashville 2 N.Y. Rangers 2, Dallas 0 Friday’s Games Los Angeles at Pittsburgh, 6 p.m.

N.Y. Islanders at Buffalo, 6 p.m.

Washington at Carolina, 6:30 p.m.

San Jose at Montreal, 6:30 p.m.

Columbus at Calgary, 8 p.m.

Florida at Colorado, 8 p.m.

Tampa Bay at Vancouver, 9 p.m.

Saturday’s Games Blackhawks at St. Louis, 7 p.m.

Arizona at Minnesota, 1 p.m.

Philadelphia at Dallas, 1 p.m.

Montreal at Washington, 6 p.m.

Anaheim at Detroit, 6 p.m.

Pittsburgh at Toronto, 6 p.m.

Buffalo at Carolina, 6 p.m.

New Jersey at Ottawa, 6 p.m.

N.Y. Rangers at Nashville, 7 p.m.

Tampa Bay at Edmonton, 9 p.m.

SCHEDULE

Pct .846 .615 .462 .308

Central Division W L Pct Cleveland 18 6 .750 Bulls 13 12 .520 Detroit 14 13 .519 Milwaukee 12 12 .500 Indiana 13 14 .481 Atlantic Division W L Pct Toronto 18 7 .720 New York 14 12 .538 Boston 13 12 .520 Brooklyn 7 17 .292 Philadelphia 6 19 .240 Southeast Division W L Pct Charlotte 14 12 .538 Atlanta 12 13 .480 Washington 10 14 .417 Orlando 11 16 .407 Miami 9 17 .346

GB — 5½ 5½ 6 6½ GB — 4½ 5 10½ 12 GB — 1½ 3 3½ 5

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Southwest Division W L Pct San Antonio 21 5 .808 Houston 19 7 .731 Memphis 18 9 .667 New Orleans 9 18 .333 Dallas 6 19 .240 Northwest Division W L Pct Utah 16 10 .615 Oklahoma City 15 11 .577 Portland 13 15 .464 Denver 10 16 .385 Minnesota 7 18 .280 Pacific Division W L Pct Golden State 23 4 .852 L.A. Clippers 19 7 .731 Sacramento 9 16 .360 L.A. Lakers 10 18 .357 Phoenix 8 18 .308

GB — 2 3½ 12½ 14½ GB — 1 4 6 8½ GB — 3½ 13 13½ 14½

Thursday’s Results Milwaukee 108, Bulls 97 New Orleans 102, Indiana 95 Denver 132, Portland 120 San Antonio 107, Phoenix 92 Golden State 103, New York 90 Friday’s Games Milwaukee at Bulls, 7 p.m.

Brooklyn at Orlando, 6 p.m.

Detroit at Washington, 6 p.m.

Atlanta at Toronto, 6:30 p.m.

Charlotte at Boston, 6:30 p.m.

L.A. Clippers at Miami, 7 p.m.

L.A. Lakers at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.

New Orleans at Houston, 7 p.m.

Sacramento at Memphis, 7 p.m.

Dallas at Utah, 9:30 p.m.

Saturday’s Games Phoenix at Oklahoma City, 4 p.m.

Indiana at Detroit, 6 p.m.

Charlotte at Atlanta, 6:30 p.m.

L.A. Lakers at Cleveland, 6:30 p.m.

Houston at Minnesota, 7 p.m.

New York at Denver, 8 p.m.

Portland at Golden State, 9:30 p.m.

FRIDAY Boys basketball: McHenry at Huntley, Marengo at Crystal Lake Central, St. Patrick at Marian Central, 7 p.m., Westminster Christian at Alden-Hebron, 7:30 p.m.

Girls basketball: Westminster Christian at Alden-Hebron, 6 p.m., North Chicago at Woodstock, Harvard at Burlington Central, Hampshire at Cary-Grove, 7 p.m., Crystal Lake Central, Crystal Lake South, Johnsburg, Prairie Ridge, McHenry, Marengo, Marian Central, Richmond-Burton, Woodstock, Woodstock North at Northern Illinois Holiday Classic, TBA Wrestling: Prairie Ridge, Johnsburg, Woodstock, Woodstock North, Richmond-Burton at Sciacca-Holtfreter Harvard Tournament, 4 p.m., Marian Central at Larkin, 5 p.m.

SATURDAY Boys basketball: Cary-Grove vs.

Streamwood at Jacobs Tournament, 9 a.m, Johnsburg vs. Zion Benton at Jacobs Tournament, 10:30 a.m., Crystal Lake South vs.

Barrington at Jacobs Tournament, 3 p.m., Jacobs, Marian Central, Prairie Ridge at Jacobs Tournament, TBA Girls basketball: Dundee-Crown at Grant Christmas Tournament, Crystal Lake Central, Crystal Lake South, Johnsburg, Prairie Ridge, McHenry, Marengo, Marian Central, Richmond-Burton, Woodstock, Woodstock North at Northern Illinois Holiday Classic, TBA Boys swimming: McHenry, Woodstock co-op at Rockford East Invite, 10 a.m.

Boys bowling: McHenry at St. Charles East Invite, 9 a.m., Woodstock, Johnsburg, Huntley at Rockford East Invite, 1:30 p.m., Girls bowling: Dundee-Crown at Stillman Valley Invite, McHenry at St. Charles East Invite, 9 a.m., Jacobs at Lisle Invite, 10 a.m., Woodstock, Huntley, Johnsburg at Rockford East Invite, 1:30 p.m.

Wrestling: Marengo at Stillman Valley Tournament, Marian Central at McHenry Quad, Jacobs at Lake Park Classic, Huntley at Mt. Carmel Quad, Crystal Lake Central at Yorkville Quad, 9 a.m., Prairie Ridge, Johnsburg, Woodstock, Woodstock North, Richmond-Burton at Sciacca-Holtfreter Harvard Tournament, Cary-Grove at Wheaton North Quad, 10 a.m., Crystal Lake South at Hoffman Estates Quad, 10:30 a.m.

Girls gymnastics: Prairie Ridge at Homewood-Flossmoor Invite, 1 p.m.

NCAA BASKETBALL TOP 25 SCHEDULE

Thursday’s Schedule No games scheduled Friday’s Schedule No games scheduled Saturday’s Games No. 2 UCLA vs. Ohio St. at T-Mobile Arena, Paradise, Nev., 2 p.m.

No. 3 Kansas vs. Davidson at the Sprint Center, Kansas City, Mo., 6 p.m.

No. 4 Baylor vs. Jackson St. at Abrams Gym, Fort Hood, Texas, 5 p.m.

No. 6 Kentucky vs. No. 7 North Carolina at T-Mobile Arena, Paradise, Nev., 4:45 p.m.

No. 9 Indiana vs. No. 18 Butler at Bankers Life Fieldhouse, 4 p.m.

No. 10 Creighton vs. Oral Roberts, 7 p.m.

No. 12 West Virginia vs. UMKC, 1 p.m.

No. 11 Louisville vs. Eastern Kentucky at Louisville, 11 a.m.

No. 13 Virginia vs. Robert Morris, 3:30 p.m.

No. 15 Purdue vs. No. 21 Notre Dame at Bankers Life Fieldhouse, 1 p.m.

No. 16 South Carolina at South Florida, noon No. 17 Xavier vs. Wake Forest, 7 p.m.

No. 19 Arizona vs. Texas A&M at the Toyota Center, Houston, 11 a.m.

No. 22 Oregon vs. UNLV at the Moda Center, Portland, Ore., 10 p.m.

No. 23 Florida St. vs. Manhattan at the BB&T Center, Sunrise, Fla., 12:30 p.m.

No. 24 Southern Cal vs. Troy, 9:30 p.m.

No. 25 Cincinnati vs. Fairleigh Dickinson, 1:30 p.m.

NCAA FOOTBALL BOWL SCHEDULE

(Through Saturday) SATURDAY Celebration Bowl At Atlanta NC Central (9-2) vs. Grambling St. (11-1), 11 a.m. (ABC) New Mexico Bowl Albuquerque UTSA (6-6) vs. New Mexico (8-4), 1 p.m. (ESPN) Las Vegas Bowl San Diego St. (10-3) vs. Houston (9-3), 2:30 p.m. (ABC) Camellia Bowl Montgomery, Ala. Toledo (9-3) vs. Appalachian St. (9-3), 4:30 p.m. (ESPN) Cure Bowl Orlando, Fla. UCF (6-6) vs. Arkansas St. (7-5), 4:30 p.m. (CBSSN) New Orleans Bowl S. Mississippi (6-6) vs. LouisianaLafayette (6-6), 8 p.m. (ESPN)

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Shots on Goal–Chicago 13-7-12–32. N.Y. Islanders 1114-7–32.

Power-play opportunities–Chicago 3 of 3; N.Y. Islanders 0 of 2.

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was showing one-timer all the way, but one-timed a pass instead of a shot.

“The first [power-play] unit put on a clinic,” Hossa said. “Those passes, that was unreal. Fun to watch.”

Sixty-five seconds later, Hossa scored his 16th goal of the season off a deft little backhand pass in the goalmouth by Hartman. Just like that, a 2-0 deficit was a 3-2 lead. After Ryan Strome tied it for the Islanders and Anders Lee gave them a 4-3 lead 22 seconds into the second period, Panarin stepped up again. Another Seabrook feed led to another Panarin one-timer and another power-play goal, this one with just 18.7 seconds left in the second.

One more nifty play won it for the Hawks 13:47 into a carefully played third period, as Dennis Rasmussen won a puck battle behind the net and fired a centering pass to Panik, who drove home the puck from the slot for the game-winner at 13:47 of the third.

Between the six-goal first, and the up-and-down play, and the big effort from the power play, and Michal Kempny being benched for the whole third period after he was on the ice for three goals, and the rare off night for Darling, it was an unusual game for the Hawks. But it ended the same way most of them have been ending lately – with two points. The Hawks are tied for the league lead with 20 one-goal victories.

“It was fun for the fans, but not for us,” Anisimov said. “They created so many chances on odd-man rushes. But we found a way to win the game. It’s a good thing.”

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NEW YORK – At some point, you half expect an opposing player to break formation and just shadow Artemi Panarin everywhere he goes on the power play, even if it creates wide-open opportunities for some of the Blackhawks’ big guns. Just have someone follow him around, and in case he winds up for that big one-timer, tackle him to the ice and try your luck again next time.

But considering nobody’s figured out how to prevent Alex Ovechkin from scoring power-play goals on one-timers from the left faceoff circle after all these years, maybe Panarin can keep getting open, keep unleashing, and keep scoring.

“I don’t know, you need to talk to the other teams,” Artem Anisimov said with a chuckle. “It’s good he’s open there for us.”

Panarin had two of the Hawks’ three power-play goals, and Richard Panik had the game-winner as they twice rallied for a 5-4 victory over the New York Islanders. The Hawks are 4-0-1 in their past five games, including a New York sweep of the Rangers and Islanders. It was an uncharacteristically wild game, with the Hawks falling behind, 2-0, in the first four minutes, and scoring five goals for the first time since Nov. 1.

After being bailed out by Scott Darling and Corey Crawford so often this year, the Hawks’ offense finally bailed out the goalie. “[Darling] did so well for us so many games,” said Marian Hossa, who tied Pierre Turgeon for 37th place on the all-time scoring list with his 515th goal. “We stepped up for him.

He made some key saves, too, but definitely, it’s nice to return the favor.”

It started with the power play, which had only seven goals in the past six-plus weeks. After Andrew Ladd and Casey Cizikas staked the Islanders to an early 2-0 lead, Ryan Hartman drew a penalty, and Panarin onetimed a terrific cross-ice feed from Brent Seabrook to cut the lead to 2-1.

Barely three minutes later, the Hawks had one of their prettiest goals of the season on another power play, a tic-tac-toe passing exhibition from Panarin to Patrick Kane to Anisimov, who buried it for his 13th goal. Kane

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